- 1. Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:53:45 -0400
- Lo and behold, all four bolts on the left rear axle flange were loose! And I had been hearing an occasional bit of creaking fro the rear end recently. The moral: Don't forget to check those bolts! Do
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- 2. Re: Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:56:49 +0800
- Please correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I believe these are "nylock" nuts and my understanding is that nylocks should not be relied on after one tightening. I would think if any have worked thems
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00092.html (7,339 bytes)
- 3. Re: Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
- Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:05:16 -0400
- That standard has been changed, at least in the aviation industry. Nylock nuts are safe for re-use, provided the plastic insert is present and in good shape. -- The information contained in this comm
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- 4. Re: Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:46:10 -0400
- Fortunately, my bolts were only a little bit loose, not enough to flop around, but only enough to let the flanges slip against each other when under load. I'm sure that the nylocs prevented them from
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00096.html (8,151 bytes)
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