When Dick Tillinger rebuilt my 5 speed I do believe he used a locking tab
from a 4 speed to keep the nuts from working themselves loose as well as
using Locktight.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: "Mike Adams" <mikeadam@wcnet.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Cc: <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>; <dwoodru1@tampabay.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: 2L tranny
> If you stake the nut it will keep it from spinning off. Take a sharp
punch
> and place it on the nut near the threads and hit it with a heavy hammer.
> that will move a bit of metal tighter onto the shaft and keep the nut from
> moving. Pat
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Adams <mikeadam@wcnet.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>; <dwoodru1@tampabay.rr.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 7:16 AM
> Subject: Re: 2L tranny
>
>
> > Brian - you are correct. One of the 2L tranny's only
> > has one nut and a locking plate - I'd forgotten that -
> > I went out to the garage to confirm. Also as you queried
> > It apperars there is not enough thread to put a double nut
> > on a shaft with with the single nut set up. So he had better
> > open it up first to see what he has before purchasing the inch
> > and a half open/boxend wrench/wrenches.
> > Thanks for the needed follow up.
> > Mike
> >
> > >Mike,
> > >Thanks. Do they all need two wrenches. Mine did but Woody's car is
> earlier
> > >than mine. I thought the early ones had one nut with lockplate
> arrangement.
> > >If that's correct, can you add a second nut without changing the main
> > >shaft? That is, does the main shaft have enough thread to double nut
it?
> > >Brian
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