John,
They are designed to be reused. But if you need to replace them, modern
equivalents are "Aerotight Nuts"
[image: P) Aerotight Aerotite
Nuts]<http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/products/P--Aerotight-Aerotite-Nuts-3096/1.html>
*P) Aerotight Aerotite
Nuts*<http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/products/P--Aerotight-Aerotite-Nuts-3096/1.html>
Steel Self Locking Nut
Curt
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:20 PM, john spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Some of the locknuts are slotted with two horizontal cuts parallel to the
> top of the nut and partially cut through the thread area. With a little web
> research I found that these can be reused a number of times.
>
> Are people reusing this type of lock nut?
>
> TIA,
> John
> San Jose, CA
> '62 BT7
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