Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:50:05 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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At 10:36 PM 3/21/2011, John Rodgers wrote:
>  I haven't really looked at this thing, but there are steel self
>locking nuts used on airplanes in some places. Wonder if those would
>work on the spindles.
>
>John

Nope.  You have to be able to turn the nut by hand to set it, then lock it in.

Yrs,
d

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