> Mike -
>
> The fastener specialist at the hardware emporium that I patronize is
> vehement on this subject. Never combine a (split) lock washer with an ESNA
> (elastic stop nut assembly, sometimes referred to as a 'nylock'). The
> split lock washer pushes the ESNA up and eventually defeats the locking
> capability. This leaves the nut attached, but loosely. I've never tried
> to use ESNA's with star lock washers. When fasteners are left undisturbed
> for thirty years, they tend to fuse into semi-corroded lumps having their
> own locking properties.
>
> Clay L.
> '67 Sprite + deux chats
>
>
>
> At 10:13 AM 10/25/01 -0400, Michel R. Gagne wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I finally got my drive shaft removed last night and found that the PO had
>> installed bolts with both a nyloc and a lock wash. Seems strange to my
>> untrained mind. Which is best for this application and what is the best way
>> to think about using a nyloc versus a nut and lock wash.
>> Thanks again,
>> Mike Gagne
>> Chapel Hill, NC
>
I can attest to the fact that the nyloc nuts become highly distorted when a
lock washer is used--the nylon insert on all 4 are completely trashed. I
can only guess that the PO must have installed the lock wash when the nyloc
had lost its torque resistance.
Thanks for the info. Now is this a good application for these types of
nuts?
Thanks,
Mike
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