Bolt Tech, SAE Tech. Workshop
Tech, Material Tech, Pipe Tech
and
Everything Tech.
Want to get the latests specs for designing a wet disk system for your
40, check into the vast assortment of documents available from SAE.
SAE
Always wondered what SAE stands for? Look at the offical site and find
out.
Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Need a reference book on cobalt alloys in a hurry, these are the guys
to see, they cover all the majour associations and standars orginisations.
ASTM,
ASM, ASME & SAE Standards
Need to know the Rockwell B hardness of that scrap steel your holding,
or perhaps the elastic strain limit of the plastic sink in the work shop?
Check with Materials on Line.
MatWeb:
the Free Online Materials Property Database
Considering running Carbide tipped bits in the workshop, read how
to do it here.
Carbide
for the HSM
The folks in the mottled green suits know how to weld and share that
information with us all. How to use a lathe.
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/tc/9-237/toc.htm
Need to find the right kind of washer or just a wealth of information
on bolts? How about undoing the imposible bolt? Try these folks first.
techstuff
Want to know the proper drill size for that screw you are holding? Go
back to the tech page to see a good guide for tapping. Sorry no metric.
Widell
Industries Tap Drill Sizes
Bought some bolts at the hardware store for you roll bar, better look here before you use them.
And bolt head markings again.
ID.
markings
Metric is here!
Strength
grade designation
The bolt police?
Fastener
Quality Act/FQA
Everything you could ever want to know about tapping and threading!
Good material information and a very good source for pipe specs.
Fabricatind a new dash, consider the modern material. All kidding aside,
I loathe plastics in vehicles, that is I did until I watched a machinist
make me some parts out of plastic that was suited for the job, it is lighter
and in many cases stronger that the metal equivalent. For good information
on applications and uses look here.
PLASTICS
Global tech, a selection of links to mechanical reference information, screws, bearings and materials tolerences.
Tech Tips from Borg Warner for your Radiator.
http://www.borg-warner.com/techtips/BWcoolant.html
General Tech Tips covering many models from Borg Warner.
http://www.borg-warner.com/techtips/techtipidx.html
The 80 series tech links.
http://reality.sgi.com/80_series/tech/technical.html
Differentials explained, all types.
http://home.rmi.net/~frechett/differentials.htm
Power steering basics and tech information. Thanks to Alan Kuper
http://www.benzspg.com/powrster.htm
A good set of articles about springs and things.
http://www.benzspg.com/default.htm
AC Delco answers some questions about their parts, good basics of brake, steering and such
Can't find it? Well as a last resort try the Soup to Nuts page.
This page made with sticks and mud.