I heard somewhere (from a "knowledgeable source"; probably at the bar
somewhere) that it is acceptable to go to the next castellation to get the
hole lined up and to never loosen. One place to check is with the pros.
There is an engineering forum called www.eng-tips.com that has a forum on
fasteners where discussions of details about fasteners will give you a brand
new appreciation for these little thingies that we take for granted.

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Stuart Fields
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"Scott" wrote in message
.. .
Quick question for the group. When setting the torque on prop bolts (I
have bolts with nuts), if the hole for the cotter pin doesn't line up
with the castleated nut at the proper torque setting, is it better to go
tighter or looser to get the hole lined up. My gut instinct says
tighter, but....

Scott