The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 5/8 castle nuts vs nylon lock for rear axle hub

lyle planes · 11-02-2015, 04:12 PM

Steve, After working on planes for the last 50+ yrs. The consensuse of myself and others. You never want to use lock nuts where there is a rotational force involved. The force can cause the nut to back off. This said others may disagree. Just my 2 cents. Cotter keys only.......Lyle.

11-02-2015, 04:12 PM	#2
lyle planes Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 2	Re: 5/8 castle nuts vs nylon lock for rear axle hub Steve, After working on planes for the last 50+ yrs. The consensuse of myself and others. You never want to use lock nuts where there is a rotational force involved. The force can cause the nut to back off. This said others may disagree. Just my 2 cents. Cotter keys only.......Lyle.