on 1/23/2003 11:25 AM, Greg Overman wrote: > Is this a good idea??? Not trying to be a jerk but I've never heard of > deforming a nut to help lock it on. How would it go on properly w/o > damaging/compromising the threads it's going on? I think Loctite would be a > much better alternative.
New nuts are already oval but a used nut gets rounded when you put it on. No, it's not a good idea. The threads themselves are not damaged because you're not making the thing severely oval. The best option is to do it right and use a new nut, but I have done this a couple of times with no problems, unlike my attempt to reuse the inner CV joint bolts. Chris
