Bolts are marked on the head, no marking is a grade 2, 3 lines is a grade
5, and I think it's 6 lines on a grade 8. On the nuts it is the same.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
Houston, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: John Duhart <DUHART@symbol.com>
To: jmwagner@greenheart.com <jmwagner@greenheart.com>; LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU
<LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>; jbonina@nectech.com
<jbonina@nectech.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: MORE on Nyloc nuts
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>>>> Justin Wagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com> 04/13 11:44 PM >>>
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>>SEcondly...
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>>For those of you buying boxes at Home Depot, OSH, etc...
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>>Don't forget that the nuts have grades too... Grades 8, 5, and 2 are
>>typical..
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>>And I would not be surprised to find some of you are putting grade 2 on
>>your cars. Buying in quantity is THE best way to go... and it's great
>>to be able to replace 'em as you run into 'em... but Be careful out
>>there!
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>>--Justin
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>Hey Justin.
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> I bought mine from a boat shop. I asked the owner what grade the nuts
were, he looked down his nose and said nuts don't come in grades. I know
bolts come in grades, but how do you tell what grade the nut is?
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>Later,
>JHD IV
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