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Re: ONE TIME USE PARTS (BOLTS,NUTS,ETC)
Posted to Industry Issues Forum on 1/10/2022

One significant problem is that nobody states WHY the fastener must be replaced.

Sometimes the fastener uses an odd threadform that deforms when torqued to create a locking condition...this cannot be undone and redone, so it must be replaced.

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