Lock washers suck

[Fedorgasm]

It's supposed to keep your nuts from wiggling loose. But all that empty space means your nut isn't super tight. But if you crank down on it to get rid of the empty space, then you flatten the lock washer and it becomes basically a normal washer, and now your nuts can bust loose again.

 

[Osculater]

Use threadlocker to keep the bolts and nuts from loosening

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818GVxw2qTL.jpg

 

[TardStrong]

Torque specs

 

[emefer]

Think

 

[650lb Sumo]

 

[William Huggins]

Think

Don't be silly....... This thread has legs on it....

 

[William Huggins]

Just cross thread the nuts and use super glue........

 

[Fedorgasm]

Use threadlocker to keep the bolts and nuts from loosening

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818GVxw2qTL.jpg

Yeah I do use that. Primarily because lock washers suck.

Those nylon locknuts are good too

 

[William Huggins]

Torque specs

Yes but he's only got an adjustable spanner and a pound of lard.......

 

[mb23100]

I always questioned if those actually work.

Edit: They don't do shit confirmed. In fact they can make the issue worse.

Helical Spring Washers

 

[Osculater]

Yeah I do use that. Primarily because lock washers suck.

Those nylon locknuts are good too

Tight!

 

[Osculater]

I always questioned if those actually work

I thought they did but TS says otherwise

 

[Natural Order]

You're welcome. Just don't expect to ever get it off.

 

[Osculater]

You're welcome. Just don't expect to ever get it off.

They have different levels of adhesive strength

 

[Osculater]

I always questioned if those actually work.

Edit: They don't do shit confirmed. In fact they can make the issue worse.

Helical Spring Washers

Well, I'll be damned!

 

[Doughie99]

I just bought a 6mm nut today to fix to a bolt from which the nut had fallen off and a small metal plate it was holding on had disappeared too. Used a regular washer and applied some rubber glue (not super-strong, kinda glue used to mend shoes etc) to the washer, new metal plate surface and nut surface to stop anything working loose again. Should work ok I think.

wasn't worth buying threadlock for one single nut.

Hardware stores with lots of tools & accessories in them are the only store that I want to stay in longer and check everything out...

 

[Natural Order]

They have different levels of adhesive strength

Yeah Red is the permanent type

 

[Osculater]

Yeah Red is the permanent type

Just adding more info but I had already posted about threadlocker

 

[666]

Sorry bro you wrong. I'm not looking it up but my belief is they are offset and push up on the nut so when you tighten it down you get upward and downward compression which keeps the nut in place.

Anyone who flames locking washers works from home and buys their tools from Toys R Us.

Man this pisses me off more than it should.

 

[StonedLemur]

Sorry bro you wrong. I'm not looking it up but my belief is they are offset and push up on the nut so when you tighten it down you get upward and downward compression which keeps the nut in place.

Anyone who flames locking washers works from home and buys their tools from Toys R Us.

Man this pisses me off more than it should.

Toys R Us...holy fuck we're old sir lol.