SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
(OP)
When you bolt two components together using a stud and one nut at each end of the stud, would you use one spring lock washer or two spring lock washers (one for each nut) to prevent the nuts from coming loose. Why?





RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
Threadlockers "glue" teh threads together and are effective. Nylock also comes to mind at lower temps. Below 300F (IIRC). For higher temp and more severe conditions there are various all-steel types including Flex-Top, Deformed Thread, and Steel Insert...
Go to McMaster Carr....
Nick
I love materials science!
RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
Spring lock washers are useless (in all sizes) and should not be used, ever. For any size bolt, the tensile forces developed by proper preload are far in excess of the force required to completely flatten the lock washer. The spring force of the lock washer thus can only come into play AFTER THE JOINT HAS LOOSENED. By the time it does anything, it's too late.
RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD
RE: SPRING LOCK WASHER FOR STUD