UncleFista
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 posted on 15/8/02 at 10:53 AM |
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Re-using nylocs
I'm changing both lower ball-joints on my daily driver this weekend. To do it I have to remove the hub carriers, to do this I have to remove the
nylocs that hold the anti-roll bar drop links and track rod ends to the hub. Is it possible to re-use nylocs if I use some thread locking compound
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I wouldn't normally "bodge" but my local bolt and nut supplier will be shut.
Cheers for reading 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/8/02 at 11:45 AM |
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You'll get different views from different people...
My opinion (a little thing, but mine own ) is that the old rules about non-reuse came from the old lock nuts that had a fibre insert. Once they
were taken off they wouldn't grip properly again.
Modern nylon Nyloks (?) are still tough to fit after 4 or 5 refits, and just as hard to get off, so I reckon they should be OK.
As for me, I've avoided using the Nyloks at all during the assembly phase and, once I've finished, I'll go round and replace the ordinary nuts
where required.
cheers,
David
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 15/8/02 at 04:39 PM |
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IFS, our main nut n bolt suppliers tell us 3 uses n sling em.......
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UncleFista
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| posted on 15/8/02 at 05:21 PM |
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Cheers chaps 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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