Rear axle retaining nuts

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Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:16 pm

Does anyone know where I can get some? Toyota is sold out across the board. It's a replace every removal item. Usually I wouldn't care, but mine are slowly getting stripped.

I would just get some from the hardware store, but they have an extended flange, and it seems like it's made like that for a reason..
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby davew7 » Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:45 am

Your standard metric nut with a washer will work just fine, or you can go to your local Fastenal and get
"Hex Flange nuts" Dave W7

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby totta crolla » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:01 am

'K nuts' would be my choice of self locking flange nuts.

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:41 pm

You mean like nyloc?
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby totta crolla » Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:11 am

CloudStrife wrote:You mean like nyloc?

No.
I mean like 'K' nuts

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:16 pm

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"Keps" nuts??
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby totta crolla » Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:41 pm

https://k-nuts.com

Self locking is achieved with controlled deformation of part of the thread.
Interestingly they may not be available in the USA
(My Google search search defaults to '.co.uk' rather than '.com')

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:19 pm

Ok, that's what I figured. I kept getting .co domains..
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby gzus13 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:11 pm

They are also called "jet nuts" in the US.

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/produ ... oduct=MJET
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:41 am

Awesome thanks man.

Does anyone happen to know the thread pitch, or metric size of these retaining nuts?

I don't have them on hand ATM..
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby jdm86gtz » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:48 am

10mm x 1.25mm. They aren't locking type nuts from factory.

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:32 am

Yup, yup. Thanks sham.

Do you know why the factory nuts have that extended flange/lip?
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby totta crolla » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:20 am

CloudStrife wrote:Yup, yup. Thanks sham.

Do you know why the factory nuts have that extended flange/lip?


Clamping force and also related to 'hardness' of the fastener, ordinary flat washers cannot exert the same force as hardened steel washers. Toyota do stuff right, that's how they roll.
Read this book for more info:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prepare-Win-Bo ... 0615547338

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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:23 am

totta, you are such a gangster.
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby CloudStrife » Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:14 am

So I got those jet nuts in from Pegasus auto. Great company, Ordered Thursday night and they arrived early today.

Just wondering, do you recommend a washer with these style nut?
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Re: Rear axle retaining nuts

Postby totta crolla » Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:40 am

No washer from the factory