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Old 02-01-2021, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cycleguy55 View Post
'Peened' in this context means the protruding threaded end of the machine screw is hammered into a bit of a mushroom shape against the throttle shaft so it physically prevents the screw from loosening.
In other words, you just take a big-ass hammer and whack the crap out of the fastener until it's so mashed up that it won't come apart by itself. Yep, done that many a time.
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