Does the thread have to pass all the way through a nyloc nut to be effective? I put some new nylocs - one each end of the swing arm spindle in place of the spring washer and nut but they are a bit deeper and the inside ones are about half a thread shy of coming all the way through. I have some large thick washers behind them and wondering if I should leave them out or go back to the original setup.

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I'd go back to original, the washer spreads the load.

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Ta

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

The nylocs are probably Chinese rubbish steel now anyway. Grade 4 or something.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I don't cut corners on fasteners.
I have mostly 10.9s on my car, still fairly cheap too if you buy in bulk.

I bought what were supposed to be grade 8's from coventry, and when I torqued them up, the metal on the base of the nut actually started to peel - nasty

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could always try what I know as "prevailing torque nuts". The ones that when you look on them from the top, the whole with the thread isnt exactly round. Looks more like someone has put a nut in a vice and squashed it a little! They lock up nice and tight!

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