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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