-------------------------------1112976714 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 08/04/2005 16:01:08 GMT Standard Time, davidbryant@... writes: I beg to differ. My experience is that split pins are more likely to prevent the nuts undoing than lock nuts are. Problems with split pins often arise because they are reused many times and become weakened from being bent back and forth a number of times. David In my experience - a plain nut with a nyloc nut on top (locked together) - never comes undone! Matthew Matthew Higby & Company Ltd, Church Bell Engineers, Jasmine Cottage, The Street, Chilcompton, Bath, BA3 4HN. www.bell-hangers.com -------------------------------1112976714 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 08/04/2005 16:01:08 GMT Standard Time,=20 davidbryant@... writes:

I beg to=20 differ. My experience is that split pins are more likely to prevent
t= he=20 nuts undoing than lock nuts are. Problems with split pins often arise=20
because they are reused many times and become weakened from being ben= t=20 back
and forth a number of times.

David

In my experience - a plain nut with a nyloc nut on top (locked=20 together) - never comes undone!

Matthew

Matthew Higby & Company Ltd,
Churc= h Bell=20 Engineers,
Jasmine Cottage,
The Street,
Chilcompton,
Bath,
B= A3=20 4HN.

www.bell-hangers.com

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