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Square nuts. Oooer missus.
Posted: 12 Oct 2016 18:06
by Steve Brown
Not really 350 related as far as I know, so I hope you don't mind me asking here. For the fork/spindle clamps on my Camel project I need to find some M6 Square nyloc nuts. Anyone know where they can be had?
Posted here as the forum most likely to be viewed. (at a guess)
Re: Square nuts. Oooer missus.
Posted: 13 Oct 2016 05:39
by George 350
Hi Steve,
Could be worth contacting Dave Middleton?
http://stainlessmiddleton.co.uk/
While not listed, they do make one offs although at a price. Used to be the only source of new M7 nyloc nuts once upon a time.
Alternative could be buy some stainless bar, drill & tap M6, then use Loctite, or centre pop the bolt thread after fitting? Stainless steel bar is cheap - 1/2" is only £1 per foot.
You might get lucky by looking for the nuts that go with coach bolts at say B&Q? Traditionally these were always a square nut, but never seen them as a self locking ones.
Is there room for a lock nut under the 'square nut'?
Hope that this helps,
George.
Re: Square nuts. Oooer missus.
Posted: 13 Oct 2016 08:56
by EVguru
Re: Square nuts. Oooer missus.
Posted: 13 Oct 2016 13:06
by Steve Brown
George 350 wrote:Hi Steve,
Could be worth contacting Dave Middleton?
http://stainlessmiddleton.co.uk/
While not listed, they do make one offs although at a price. Used to be the only source of new M7 nyloc nuts once upon a time.
Alternative could be buy some stainless bar, drill & tap M6, then use Loctite, or centre pop the bolt thread after fitting? Stainless steel bar is cheap - 1/2" is only £1 per foot.
You might get lucky by looking for the nuts that go with coach bolts at say B&Q? Traditionally these were always a square nut, but never seen them as a self locking ones.
Is there room for a lock nut under the 'square nut'?
Hope that this helps,
George.
Thanks George, no room for a lock nut and access impossible for a spanner with hex nuts either. Well ok, you could do it but I'm going to avoid that. I think the best short term fix is to use plain square nuts and drill the cap screws for wire locking.
Re: Square nuts. Oooer missus.
Posted: 13 Oct 2016 13:10
by Steve Brown
Yeah...someone else sent me that link last night. Would you be interested in sharing the order? I'll take the 4 I need and you'd surely find a project for the 29,996 others, eh?

Go on Paul, I'm willing to invest my few cents. I even have some US cents lying around from my last visit to the US.
