Alan :
IMHO, the "nyloc" nuts are a workable solution (after all, the factory used
them on the lower inner pivots). I used them on my (half done) front end
rebuild, and although I don't plan to go to Sears Point with my car, I do
plan to cruise 101 !
However, don't forget that the nuts are supposed to be replaced anytime
they are removed ! The holding power of the nylon lessens every time the
nut is removed and replaced. In an emergency, you can 'make do' by
smacking the top of the nut with a BFH, so the nylon is spread back into
the hole. (There is a store in Downey that sells nyloc nuts for $2/pound.)
The nyloc nuts are also probably going to mess up the "4 ft lbs" step. The
procedure I used (which I think I read somewhere), was to just tighten each
side in turn until it "grabbed" (ie the joint became too tight to move by
hand), and then loosen 1-1/2 flats.
Randall
On Tuesday, February 23, 1999 7:39 PM, Alan Myers
[SMTP:reagntsj@ricochet.net] wrote:
>
> I'm still trying to decide whether to drill the new trunnions to accept
> a cotter pin with castlated nut, or just hope and pray the nyloc
> "replacement" nuts, "torqued" to 4 whole ft lbs, stay in place at race
> speeds over at Sears Point, or at even higher velocities during a
> commute up Highway 101!
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