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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Can anyone comment on using washers and bolts into the ends of tapped axles to secure wheels and sprockets? The one time we did it in 2011, we had some of them unscrew over time. I'm assuming a nylon patch screw wouldn't.
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We did this last year, and it worked well. We tapped the hole using the lathe to keep the part/tap lined up nicely, and we put on some red locktite (the stronger one), and used a normal 1/4-20 cap screw. We chose this because it was difficult to slide a snap ring over the hex shaft.
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20-12-2014, 12:42
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