05-04-2018, 07:01 AM
Low height aircraft castle nuts can help out with a space problem on short spindles.
These are "AN" "shear" castle nuts.
"Shear" nuts are intended to be used in shear applications on aircraft where the bolt or stud is in shear rather than tension. That is, the force on the stud or bolt is perpendicular (in "shear") to the bolt or stud, rather than along the the length of the bolt or stud (in "tension").
For our purposes they are way stronger than is needed, and work very well on spindles.
I buy them from Aircraft Spruce as you can buy any quantity you want.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ha...0_3202.php
These are "AN" "shear" castle nuts.
"Shear" nuts are intended to be used in shear applications on aircraft where the bolt or stud is in shear rather than tension. That is, the force on the stud or bolt is perpendicular (in "shear") to the bolt or stud, rather than along the the length of the bolt or stud (in "tension").
For our purposes they are way stronger than is needed, and work very well on spindles.
I buy them from Aircraft Spruce as you can buy any quantity you want.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ha...0_3202.php
Jim Waltz, West Sacramento, CA