[Shop-talk] nylocks

[Eric J Russell]

How warm (hot) does the linkage get? I suspect that nylock nuts will loose 
their grip if they get hot enough to soften the plastic insert.

There is a different version that uses a deformed section of thread instead 
of the plastic insert. I think Stiff Nut is a trade name.

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/restore/rt104d.htm

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <tputland at charter.net>
To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 2:20 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] nylocks


> On the linkage kit for my Weber carbs, there are nylocks that hold the
> bolts that hold the dog bones to the linkage arms. Yesterday I lost one
> of the nylocks and thus the linkage came loose. (A very scary situation
> with an engine with less than 500 miles on it suddenly not running very
> well!!! Thankfully it was easily diagnosed and fixed enough to get
> home!)
>
> Has anyone ever experienced a nylock failing to hold or backing off?
> These were new when they were installed.
>
> Since these connections need to be loose with no binding, should I go
> with a couple jam nuts locked together on each bolt instead of nylocks
> or just stick with nylocks and carry extras?
>
> Thanks
>
> tim
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