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Old 23rd Aug 2012, 10:59
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Dagw00d
 
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Witness Paint / Torque Seal

I have not seen a properly tightened B-nut back off, ever... But I have seen an improperly tightened B-nut come loose with catastrophic results. The Torque Seal was applied in such a fashion that it stuck to B-Nut and overlapped the fixed portion to give the impression that nothing was wrong. It is a thick product and sometimes gives erroneous results. A second look (Independant Check) was completed on the affected line which had Torque Seal applied on a finger tight B-Nut and all was apparently done by the book. A few hours later the line backed off with the Torque Seal still visible on the B-Nut.

Not the most reliable system.

Paint in this case would have been better but it is not always easy to apply in all situations.

Nothing is foolproof.
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