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Uuuuuuhh.. okay.. sounds like a lot of trouble to me and having been a diesel mechanic, I've never heard that particular method but it seem that the heat would distort it and the water would temper it making it harder... but I'm not a metallurgist so what do I know?
As long as they are flat and round, they'll be fine.. after all it's only like 8 nm of torque right?
On a side note.. I would never reuse them more than once.
Chy is correct, dipping in water or oil tempers them, letting them cool slowly anneals the washer.
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