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Re: [Shop-talk] misshapen hex nuts

To: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] misshapen hex nuts
From: Larry Spector via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 13:17:57 -0400
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Maybe they're a cheap form of Jet Nut?

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:12 PM Steven Trovato via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

> My son and I just replaced struts on his 2002 Toyota Avalon.  With
> the new parts we received the nuts you can see in the attached
> picture.  The hex shape is not normal.  It is as though it was
> crushed side to side.  The distance from point to opposite point is
> significantly greater for one pair of points.  No socket I have will
> fit on these.  A 15 mm socket is the closest, which is not a very
> common choice.  I was set to write this all off as crappy Chinese
> parts, but I found the same nuts with both the strut and the sway bar
> link.  They are different brands and were purchased separately. Maybe
> both buy their nuts from the same crappy nut supplier.  Anyway, I
> just thought I would check if I am missing something.  Is there some
> kind of locking nut that is intentionally made this way?
>
> -Steve T.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Maybe they&#39;re a cheap form of Jet Nut?=C2=A0</div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Ma=
y 31, 2019 at 1:12 PM Steven Trovato via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sh=
op-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My son and I just replaced =
struts on his 2002 Toyota Avalon.=C2=A0 With <br>
the new parts we received the nuts you can see in the attached <br>
picture.=C2=A0 The hex shape is not normal.=C2=A0 It is as though it was <b=
r>
crushed side to side.=C2=A0 The distance from point to opposite point is <b=
r>
significantly greater for one pair of points.=C2=A0 No socket I have will <=
br>
fit on these.=C2=A0 A 15 mm socket is the closest, which is not a very <br>
common choice.=C2=A0 I was set to write this all off as crappy Chinese <br>
parts, but I found the same nuts with both the strut and the sway bar <br>
link.=C2=A0 They are different brands and were purchased separately. Maybe =
<br>
both buy their nuts from the same crappy nut supplier.=C2=A0 Anyway, I <br>
just thought I would check if I am missing something.=C2=A0 Is there some <=
br>
kind of locking nut that is intentionally made this way?<br>
<br>
-Steve T.<br>
<br>
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