08-01-2019, 04:11 AM
(07-01-2019, 09:33 PM)Chris KC Wrote: Spring washers are at best barely effective as a locking device.
Apparently now locknuts are called jam nuts (I will still call them locknuts).
From Google, the placing of the half nut below the full nut only applies when two nuts are used on a bolted assembly clamping two pieces together.
With the Austin Seven application of locknuts to the shock absorber pins, the half nut should be placed on the outside of the full nut and tightened together without actually clamping anything, just stoping them unscrewing.
As a side issue Nylock nuts should be replaced each time they are unscrewed, whereas locknuts can be re used- less waste !
Cheers, Tony P.