Thread: What are Washers For?
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Old 08-27-13, 09:16 AM
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Al,

Here's some reading on washers that should answer the question .

BTW- you might want to bookmark "the Straight Dope". It's a handy source for all kinds of unimportant information. It's not always authoritative, but can be a good place to start.
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