[Shop-talk] nylocks

[Randall]

---- Tim <tputland at charter.net> wrote: 

> Has anyone ever experienced a nylock failing to hold or backing off? 
> These were new when they were installed.

Yes, frequently.  I now use "Stover" nuts instead (aka distorted thread lock nuts), which work in a similar fashion but the locking section is steel, just part of the nut that has been deformed to grab the threads.  Readily available from McMaster Carr
http://tinyurl.com/lf5oszp

I like the "conical top" version, but YMMV.

Randall