Ok, they are not taller enough and they are not hex up through the castle.
The CV threaded end is also at least 1/4 to 3/8 longer than what my others
were.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
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'95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red 3.55 LSD turning 30x9.50x15's
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Maskalans" <dml@tepidcola.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Almost without a hitch... issue/question at the end.
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2004, at 19:43, Bill Day wrote:
>
> > Now here is my issue and my question. The splined shaft has about 1/4
> > to
> > 3/8 more threads and length, the supplied castle nut does not reach
> > out far
> > enough to use the springwasher, cover and cotter pin properly. The
> > supplied
> > nut is taller than mine(including the castle) but there is no "face"
> > for
> > grasping around nut like typical castles.
>
> I don't quite understand what you're saying here about the new castle
> nuts. If they're taller, how is it that they don't work with the cover
> and cotter pin? Are they not taller-enough, or are they not hex up
> through the castling, or what?
>
> >
> > My question is this, if I resuse my original nuts with an extra washer
> > behind them, will this affect anything? I realize that without the
> > cover
> > nut, sprinwasher and the cotter there is the possiblity of the hub nut
> > backing off from its 190ft-lb torqued position..
> >
>
> I don't think using a washer there gives me a warm fuzzy feeling, and I
> don't know why. In theory it really shouldn't affect anything. Of
> course the mo' proper way to take care of this would be to make note of
> where the hole actually needs to be, pull everything back apart and
> drill a new hole in the shaft so you can properly lock the nut with the
> cap and key.....
> --
> Mike Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dodge/>
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