<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I believe that the usual nuts and bolts on a TR are equivalent to grade 5 or so and they may have been higher grade in this application.<div>Grade 2 seems a bit “wimpy” here. I would not use such a soft nut especially in this application. Also, do not use “standard” bolts here as the flanges need to ride on the shank of the bolt, not on the tread. Either buy the correct bolt and nut or use NAS bolts and grade 8 locknuts.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course I may be a little “nuts” myself...</div><div>Nick in NorCal <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from the wilds of NorCal </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 13, 2021, at 10:58 PM, Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I need to replace the lock nuts uses to hold the diff flanges to the drive shafts on my stag. Can I use grade 2 nuts? Granger has some on clearance. I'm assuming basic nuts and bolts used Triumphs were grade 3 .</span><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sujit</div></div></div>
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