Steering wheel nut thread ??
08-14-11 | 08:25 AM
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Steering wheel nut thread ??
I'm struggling here. The nut that holds the steering wheel onto the splined shaft.
It looks like M12x1.5 , but that's what the wheel nuts are (right?), and a wheel nut doesn't fit.
Help.
What thread is it? I have a 1/2" 20tpi on there at the moment but it's not right I don't think. I daren't put any torque on it anyway.
It looks like M12x1.5 , but that's what the wheel nuts are (right?), and a wheel nut doesn't fit.
Help.
What thread is it? I have a 1/2" 20tpi on there at the moment but it's not right I don't think. I daren't put any torque on it anyway.
08-14-11 | 11:32 AM
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The stock nut is a Nylock nut, you definitely don't want it coming off. I don't think it's the same thread pitch as the lug nuts, that makes sense.
You might want to get a new nut to replace it if it's lost/missing/what have you. That is a nut that you REALLY don't want to fail on you. Get the right nut and do it right.
Or, get a thread gauge that will tell you what size and thread the shaft is.
Dale
You might want to get a new nut to replace it if it's lost/missing/what have you. That is a nut that you REALLY don't want to fail on you. Get the right nut and do it right.
Or, get a thread gauge that will tell you what size and thread the shaft is.
Dale
