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From: BSAKing on 17 Jul 2010 14:26 On Jul 17, 12:20 pm, AMuzi <a...(a)yellowjersey.org> wrote: > BSAK...(a)hotmail.com wrote: > > On Jul 16, 9:09 pm, Clive <cl...(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> In message <Q8KdnQ8Dc6Tnc93RnZ2dnUVZ_sidn...(a)bright.net>, jim > >> <sjedgingN0Sp(a)m.?.net.invalid> writes>Is there enough threads on the end of the bolt to put 2 nuts jammed together? > > >> Here, we would call that a lock nut, because when tightened together, > >> they lock onto the thread. > >> -- > >> Clive > > > Yes - I can put two nuts jammed together on the end, but when I tried > > that, they just spun - besides. I am unable to get at that nut to > > secure it... > > > Not a lock nut I don't think. Maybe this will better explain the > > situation.... > > >http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=18ZRwR4WIyatJcjc6PvADsiopuw1 > > I don't have wrenches to fit a plain white screen either. Probably need some metric wrenches
From: BSAKing on 17 Jul 2010 14:29
On Jul 17, 10:57 am, jim <"sjedgingN0Sp"@m(a)mwt,net> wrote: > "BSAK...(a)hotmail.com" wrote: > > > On Jul 16, 9:09 pm, Clive <cl...(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > In message <Q8KdnQ8Dc6Tnc93RnZ2dnUVZ_sidn...(a)bright.net>, jim > > > <sjedgingN0Sp(a)m.?.net.invalid> writes>Is there enough threads on the end of the bolt to put 2 nuts jammed together? > > > > Here, we would call that a lock nut, because when tightened together, > > > they lock onto the thread. > > > -- > > > Clive > > > Yes - I can put two nuts jammed together on the end, but when I tried > > that, they just spun - besides. I am unable to get at that nut to > > secure it... > > Well heating it isn't going to help much, if there isn't the room to get > a hold of it. > > > > > Not a lock nut I don't think. Maybe this will better explain the > > situation.... > > >http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=18ZRwR4WIyatJcjc6PvADsiopuw1 > > I don't think that is the way it came from the factory. > > If you can't get a good hold of the spacer nut then cut the bolt with a > hack saw. You may have to put a small wedge of wood between the pump and > bracket to get the .04" gap you need to fit a hack saw blade between the > bracket and the spacer nut. You should be able to cut thru a 3/8" bolt > in about five mins. with a good blade. After the bolt is cut the pump > will lift out of the bracket. > > If you need a spacer in their on reassembly in order to make it fit > securely use a washer for the spacer. > > -jim Yes - That is the next plan, but I can't get a hacksaw in there because of the shape of the bracket and pump housing. I think I will see if I can get in there with a cutoff wheel on a Dremel tool. It may take a bit though.... It didn't make sense to me either. With a spacer it would be a piece of cake to remove... (Unless they had issues with that bolt shearing and this was a fail-safe mechanism)..... |