Axle nut replacement- is it necessary

Aleksander Mierzwa alexaudi at kki.net.pl
Fri Sep 8 11:57:05 EDT 2000


At 19:16 00-09-07 -0400, Bill Rowe wrote:

>bentley says to replace it if it's taken off.  i've never done it.  is it
>necessary?  in my opinion bentley calls for more than is necessary in a lot
>of areas.  am i just lucky?

The rule of thumb is that self-locking nuts used to secure critical
components (like axles) should always be renewed.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT




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