I've dropped me nuts fellas

[lemonjelly]

White nylocs  whats the world coming to?,will go with Cosis boots I suppose.

 

[jotajoe]

White nylocs  whats the world coming to?,will go with Cosis boots I suppose.

Did say Nylocs Shaun and not " Nylons" . A man should never be seen with white nylons, just ain't right 
joe


ps what is the paint code for the correct yellow ?

 

[Simonr501]

Did say Nylocs Shaun and not " Nylons" . A man should never be seen with white nylons, just ain't right 
joe

If you walk fast enough the static could cause a fire!!!!!

 

[jotajoe]

That's a very funny image that I don't wish to retain lol

 

[chrisk]

  White nylons, running along the path and  (bang) ................ classic.

 

[Davo]

Almost as bad as wearing cords and thinking you are being followed by a dog.

 

[Bunyip1]

Be careful what you put next to your nuts.

http://www.boltscience.com/pages/helicalspringwashers.htm

 

[jotajoe]

Be careful what you put next to your nuts.

http://www.boltscience.com/pages/helicalspringwashers.htm

What a great article...

 

[henry]

rats, i've just replaced all the m6 bolts on the sump of my 1200 trophy with ss bolts and these washers. does this mean i should take them off. the original bolts had nothing, but half of them nearly were awol so i thought the washers would help. is there an effective alternative??

 

[nealebms]

Well all the 24" and 18" cooling water and fire main pipes in the channel tunnel should be lying on the floor by now then,as all the slider clamps and support brackets were put together with spring washers 20 years ago.Also the winding head gear at the Kent coal fields were built using spring washers and they stood for 80 odd years before being cut down for scrap,so maybe no need to worry too much 
Neale

 

[Dellortoman]

Henry, if your sump bolts have a habit of coming loose, I'd suggest you drill the heads and lock-wire them. You really don't want the sump falling off.

 

[jotajoe]

Well all the 24" and 18" cooling water and fire main pipes in the channel tunnel should be lying on the floor by now then,as all the slider clamps and support brackets were put together with spring washers 20 years ago.Also the winding head gear at the Kent coal fields were built using spring washers and they stood for 80 odd years before being cut down for scrap,so maybe no need to worry too much 
Neale

Yes but, yes but, yes but,,,,My two lower engine mounting nuts were backed up with        yes you guessed it, stainless steel spring washers..So there you have it, absolute empirical proof that spring washers are rubbish 

I thinks I will be applying a little dab of thread locker this time

 

[Simonr501]

Joe,

In the last two years I have had to change 3 suspension springs on 3 different cars in our household - critically ALL snapped in the middle of a very cold spell.
So!!!! they don't like cold temperature.
Also a small flaw through corrosion may cause failure.

Loctite is king for me with many fasteners!

 

[tom3c75]

The exhaust roses on Laverda triples are held in place by 7mm nuts and lock washers.
They seem to hold up pretty well.

 

[Simonr501]

You are a lucky man Tom.
The nuts might be locked nicely, but my studs wound themselves out of the head! I loctited them in and no problems since, even if they are at the top of their temp. tolerance.

 

[Paul Marx]

Nyloc everywhere, Loctite everywhere else.
Paul

 

[sfcpiet]

rats, i've just replaced all the m6 bolts on the sump of my 1200 trophy with ss bolts and these washers. does this mean i should take them off. the original bolts had nothing, but half of them nearly were awol so i thought the washers would help. is there an effective alternative??

Correct tightening torque goes a long way.

And a check after a few miles if a new gasket has been fitted, once this settles, the nuts/bolts often loosen and fall off.  Especially so with Laverda header flanges...

Usually just a question of maintenance.

piet

 

[The Three Dellortos]

Maybe a tread of lock wire aas well