[Shop-talk] nylocks

[Pat Horne]

Nylocks are not spec'ed to be reusable, so if you had to tweak them a 
bit, they may have not been able to lock as designed. I know it is 
redundant, but thread locker can be used with lock nuts of any type 
"just to be sure"

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Tim

> On the linkage kit for my Weber carbs, there are nylocks that hold the
> bolts that hold the dog bones to the linkage arms. Yesterday I lost one
> of the nylocks and thus the linkage came loose. (A very scary situation
> with an engine with less than 500 miles on it suddenly not running very
> well!!! Thankfully it was easily diagnosed and fixed enough to get
> home!)
>
> Has anyone ever experienced a nylock failing to hold or backing off?
> These were new when they were installed.
>
> Since these connections need to be loose with no binding, should I go
> with a couple jam nuts locked together on each bolt instead of nylocks
> or just stick with nylocks and carry extras?
>
> Thanks
>
> tim
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