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Colin 009:
Ok here goes, nyloc nuts as I understand it cannot be re-used, am I right or wrong.

I ask this because the Main stealer I haveing a dispute with said that they can be re-used and that the instructions they have from Land Rover with regarde to the saftey recall notice do not say the nuts need to be replaced.

The nuts are the ones holding the anti-roll bar.

Eeyore:
Hmmm,

In theory they should be replaced, especially from a main dealer (I'll bet they charge Land Rover for them even if they don't fit 'em!).

In practice, they'll most probably be alright. But even so it's not best practise.

HTH
Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

muddyweb:
I tend to agree.. I must admit to re-using nylocs if they look OK... not what you are "supposed" to do, but they seem OK.

If I was a charging garage, then I wouldn't dream of not changing them...   you only need to have one come loose and you have a lot of problems.

luffy:
In the aircraft industry, nylocs are never used as they are not considered Class A locking and are intended for once-only applications.  A more substantial Class A locking is used such as split pins or all-metal lock nuts.

That said however I should think that providing the run-down torque was still within limits then it would be OK to re-use nylocs on a vehicle.

To that end, my propshaft nylocs are on their third use as they're still gripping the bolt satisfactorily.

hobbit:
What you could do if you were in doubt about security of the nut would be refit them with spring washers or star washers, bit of extra hold then.

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