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Lagonda1928 Offline
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Subject: Ignition Lead Tubing / P Clip Problem
I am in the process of installing a club sourced ingition lead tube onto my cylinder head.
I have purchased some 20mm wide, 1mm thick brass P clips to secure it onto two of the cylinder head bolts but when I start to tighten them to the correct torque (50lbs/ft) then they twist and distort as shown in the attached photo. I have tried all sorts of methods to stop this including greasing the top washer but so far with little success.
My current plan is to have two made by my local blacksmith slightly wider and from 1.5mm stainless steel... my thinking is that by making them slightly wider, I might also be able to hold them in position with a spanner when tightening the bolt with my torque wrench.
I would however be interested to know if anyone else has sufffered a similar problem and what solution they came up with ?

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