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Re: Axle replacement lock nut question Posted by Larry West [Email]  (#1140)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Larry West) on Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:12:58
In Reply to: Axle replacement lock nut question, supersaab, Tue, 7 Apr 2009 06:05:24 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Sears sells (or did...) a torque wrench good for 250 foot-lbs. 1/2 " drive. Under $100 last I checked the price. Of course, so do other places, like snap-on, etc.
If you look very carefully at the outer end of the nut (the part without the hex) you will see that it is formed into a kind of triangle. This way the threads line up & don't mess up anything, but they also grip, and prevent the nut from backing off.
This is why you should use new nuts any time you remove them. A nut used a second time does not have the same ability to resist backing off as a new one.
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