Nuts always getting loose

danielrlee

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A tiny bit of grease - any grease - on the thread will help the nut nip up tighter.
Good advice no matter what fastener you use!

I recently found myself getting very frustrated with a chain splitter that didn't work as it used to. After half an hour and a hand full of scraped knuckles I realised the problem. A squirt of oil to the thread of the tool and it was working again with minimum effort.

Lesson learnt: Never underestimate the friction generated by a poorly lubed thread.
 
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RobF

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Good advice no matter what fastener you use!
Quite, given to me by a former shipyard apprentice - some of the fasteners he dealt with were bigger than Cwah's wheel, let alone the axle.