I have discovered that SS aerotite nuts tend to fracture after first
use, so if SS use only once.
On 1/18/11, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
> John,
>
> They are designed to be reused. But if you need to replace them, modern
> equivalents are "Aerotight Nuts"
>
> [image: P) Aerotight Aerotite
> Nuts]<http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/products/P--Aerotight-Aerotite-Nuts-3096/1.html>
> *P) Aerotight Aerotite
> Nuts*<http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/products/P--Aerotight-Aerotite-Nuts-3096/1.html>
> Steel Self Locking Nut
>
> Curt
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:20 PM, john spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Some of the locknuts are slotted with two horizontal cuts parallel to the
>> top of the nut and partially cut through the thread area. With a little
>> web
>> research I found that these can be reused a number of times.
>>
>> Are people reusing this type of lock nut?
>>
>> TIA,
>> John
>> San Jose, CA
>> '62 BT7
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