Threadlocker - where to use it (rear end) - Page 2

Blink · 7th November 2019, 09:23

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Stiffnuts .....

Steel nut with a locking insert made of a different metal - I've always thought of these as 'locknuts'.

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Nyloc nuts .....

Steel nut with a locking insert made of a nylon - I've always thought of these as 'Nyloc'.

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Patchlok bolts .....

I never knew they were called 'Patchlok'.

Blink · 7th November 2019, 09:37

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Originally Posted by Blink

Steel nut with a locking insert made of a different metal .........

Apparently, this is wrong - it doesn't have an insert made of a different metal, it's all one type of metal but part of the thread distorts in some way. I didn't know that.

hinged_bap · 7th November 2019, 11:09

The top nut in post 8 is a Stover nut.

7th November 2019, 11:09	#13
hinged_bap Gets stuck in 75 CDT Conn SE Auto saloon Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 773 Thanks: 134 Thanked 104 Times in 81 Posts	The top nut in post 8 is a Stover nut.