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Locknut tightening

  • 23-03-2012 12:22am
    #1
    Motorist
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 892 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I want to tighten a nylon lock nut onto a hex head bolt.

    Do you just get two wrenches - one for tightening the nut and the other to hold head of the bolt in place while tightening?

    Sorry for obvious question, I'm not used to lock nuts and they seem to require a lot more force to tighten. Is that normal?

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/imag0455oo.jpg/


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  • #2
    earpiece
    Closed Accounts Posts: 550 ✭✭✭earpiece


    You got it.
    The lock bit is just to stop it opening.


  • #3
    red sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    Motorist wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I want to tighten a nylon lock nut onto a hex head bolt.

    Do you just get two wrenches - one for tightening the nut and the other to hold head of the bolt in place while tightening?

    Sorry for obvious question, I'm not used to lock nuts and they seem to require a lot more force to tighten. Is that normal?

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/imag0455oo.jpg/
    OP, that image appears to be a self-locking nut. Is there a small nylon section in the bottom of the nut? If so, you probably wont need a locknut.


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