Burnham
Woods walker
Forget it, since I'm not talking about deforming anything beyond maybe less than half the thickness of one thread, but since you guys are so particular, I withdraw my suggestion.
Yeah, you squeeze it together so it gets metal fatigue, that's right! Sheeeeeet.....
You misunderstand my objection, Jay. I wouldn't be concerned in the least about weakening the screwlink. But I have personal experience with trying to re-align a screwlink that has been tweaked...it's hard as hell to get it right. So I wouldn't do it the way you suggest, but not for any concerns about compromising the connector.