| quote | Originally posted by Patrick: I was thinking of these, which were quite common on car front axles years ago... but this isn't quite what you want.
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i went to two car parts places, one NAPA, and they didn't have anything like that. i was sent to another trailer repair facility and they sold me something like the second picture, but it doesn't fit - my nut is too small for their part.
i've been trying to make a part and i went to try it on the axle, and i discovered that there are TWO washers underneath the nut. The first is like your first picture except it has a flat spot on the OUTSIDE. Then it hit me the second washer fits on top of it and the two are keyed into the slot so that together they dont move, and hence the nut doesn't move either (hopefully). Altho i would prefer a castle nut and a cotter pin, there is no room to drill a hole and us a castle nut. Now i'm going to see what exactly is on the other side of the trailer (in the bushes). Maybe i assemblied it wrong.
thanks
jon
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I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!