<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi Art,<div>I used the same nylock nuts on my overdrive rebuild last summer. I also put a drop of red Locktite on the threads just to be safe. </div><div>No problems yet.</div><div>Dave Connitt </div><div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 23, 2022, at 3:43 PM, Art McEwen <artwmcewen@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks, I'll check around for them.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 2:58 PM jerry van vlack <<a href="mailto:jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com">jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_4583373577392298573WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">These would work</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/bent-tab-washers/tab-lock-washers-6/" target="_blank">bent-tab washers | McMaster-Carr</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:medium none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:artwmcewen@gmail.com" target="_blank">Art McEwen</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, January 23, 2022 2:41 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[TR] TR3A Overdrive lock washer alternative</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The little tab washers (#20 below) over the bridge bars that lock the operating pistons in place are N/A. I've got grade 5 nyloc nuts that theoretically shouldn't need them but they're only grade 5 vs. the original gr8 nuts. I've heard others have used this as a substitute. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Should I be concerned? I know there are some high pressures involved inside the O/D but not sure about this location.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mossmotors.com/triumph-tr2-3-4/clutch-gearbox-drivetrain/overdrive" target="_blank">https://mossmotors.com/triumph-tr2-3-4/clutch-gearbox-drivetrain/overdrive</a></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">Art.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>
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