Original Posted By: "Doyle K. Combs"
Can anybody think of a reason why lock washers and nuts wont be as good asPAL Nuts and nuts?The case-to-case bolts on my A-65 are supposed to be locked with PAL nuts.Looks like lock washers would work to me. Or hi temp lock tite??Thanks,Bert (who has a brand new top end, inspected bottom end :>o, and hopes tocrank her up next weekend)________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal Nuts
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal Nuts
Original Posted By: "Bert Conoly"
I think lock washers would screw up your torque values. Pal nuts go onafter the nut is torqued to prevent it backing off. What is the problemwith using pal nuts? They are cheap and easy.Gene----- Original Message -----
I think lock washers would screw up your torque values. Pal nuts go onafter the nut is torqued to prevent it backing off. What is the problemwith using pal nuts? They are cheap and easy.Gene----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal Nuts
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal NutsIn a message dated 10/25/03 9:12:30 PM Central Standard Time, bconoly(at)earthlink.net writes:o, and hopes to crank her up next weekend) >>Bert,Lock washers will alter the torque values, as well as gouge the case. If you use loc-tite, when it comes time for the next disassembly, it is quite possible they will remove the studs from the case, possibly damaging the threadsin the case. The engine was designed using pal nuts, and that's the way I went. However, I have seen a Millennium engine on a J3 Cub, with locking nuts - the type that has a little recessed dimple in the side - Certainly Not the type with nyloc. The locking nuts will certainly alter the torque values also, andI don't know how they compensated for that, other than reading the torque wrench while turning the nut up on the threads, and adding that value to the torque value. Call me old fasioned, but I still vote for pal nuts.Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal NutsIn a message dated 10/25/03 9:12:30 PM Central Standard Time, bconoly(at)earthlink.net writes:o, and hopes to crank her up next weekend) >>Bert,Lock washers will alter the torque values, as well as gouge the case. If you use loc-tite, when it comes time for the next disassembly, it is quite possible they will remove the studs from the case, possibly damaging the threadsin the case. The engine was designed using pal nuts, and that's the way I went. However, I have seen a Millennium engine on a J3 Cub, with locking nuts - the type that has a little recessed dimple in the side - Certainly Not the type with nyloc. The locking nuts will certainly alter the torque values also, andI don't know how they compensated for that, other than reading the torque wrench while turning the nut up on the threads, and adding that value to the torque value. Call me old fasioned, but I still vote for pal nuts.Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal Nuts
Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
I've already torqued the nuts. Do I have to torque the pal nuts, too - orjust snug them up to the nut?----- Original Message -----
I've already torqued the nuts. Do I have to torque the pal nuts, too - orjust snug them up to the nut?----- Original Message -----
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Original Posted By: Jim Ash
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pal Nuts
Original Posted By: "Bert Conoly"
Pal Nuts will not take much torque. Just snug them up.----- Original Message -----
Pal Nuts will not take much torque. Just snug them up.----- Original Message -----
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Original Posted By: Craig Lawler
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Original Posted By: "Cy Galley"
Like he said, just snug them up.Gene----- Original Message -----
Like he said, just snug them up.Gene----- Original Message -----