Hi Guys,
I most certainly didn't mean to imply you could reuse these indefinitely.
Once or twice is the accepted limit in my opinion.
Curt
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 5:57 AM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> They can be reused, but be aware: if you reuse them too many times they
> can
> loosen on you. This happened to me while on a trip, and before I noticed
> anything wrong the splined hub adapter had worn "necks" into the studs, and
> I eventually had to replace the studs as well as the nuts.
>
> It's a good idea to mark "slip" marks on the nuts and adjacent hub adapter
> surface (after torquing to 70 lb-ft) with a small spot or line of paint or
> nail polish so that you can tell if the nuts begin to loosen. You can see
> through the wheel spokes if the marks become misaligned in the loosening
> direction.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of john spaur
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:20 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] original lock nuts
>
> Some of the locknuts are slotted with two horizontal cuts parallel to
> the top of the nut and partially cut through the thread area. With a
> little web research I found that these can be reused a number of times.
>
> Are people reusing this type of lock nut?
>
> TIA,
> John
> San Jose, CA
> '62 BT7
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