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Originally Posted by crystalworks
Possibly, but I don't think it's the only reason. I think, more often than not, they get reused because it's easier to and individuals don't have access to the parts dept or WorldPac. Simple. Couple that with the real possibility of having to drop that plate 5-10 times a year and the motivations are easy to see, including cost of course. 
Disagree. At what point something deserves to become standard practice is subjective and will vary widely. |
A standard practice is not subjective. It is based on a particular set of parameters that prove it is the fact based process.
The number of times the plate is dropped a year should not have anything to do with it. Why would anyone need to drop the plate 5-6 time a year?
This is the best debate of this issue we have had since there seems to be some consensus that high cost drives the decision to reuse the bolts when it clearly should not.