First off, let me give my praise to lock nuts right now, I use them on
my seat bolts, (seat post and handles) and on my main bearing caps.
I highly recommend them, no need for loctite, and they simply don't undo
until you want them to.
They look like normal nuts with a foggy/white plastic coating inside.
They are 1/4" and you can buy a box for dirt cheap.
I have also replaced the stock bearing bolts on my uni's with hardware
store ones. These are 1/4" with a herxagon head, 11mm socket type. I
believe they are an inch and a half, and the top half inch has no
threading.
What I like about these, is that they will bend inside of the main
bearing cap, and not snap. I have had bent ones (realistically, they
only bend a tiny bit). I have had the stock ones snap before, and that
sucks. I have not noticed any unusual wear and tear in the holes by
using these bendable bolts, but they are the only things I will use
again. (unless a new frame would not allow them)
Anyways, back to the point of my thread: once you undo a lock washer,
can it still be used as a secure means of securing the pieces? Or do
the threads cutting through them the first time make them a one time use
only item?
- I am undoing them or even bothering to look at them after months of
use, by the way 🙂
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makes ur bran more exersised an it helps u consentrate an improves ur
mentel stamena' - 1wheelthrilla
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