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myredracer
Mar 06, 2014Explorer II
I just called them. Pretty helpful as you say. The tech. didn't seem overly concerned about it. He said *if* the nuts don't feel quite as tight as they were originally, I could just go to an industrial fastener place and get some quality locking nuts. He said the U-bolts should be fine. Guess I will see how it feels when I go to do the final re-install of the nuts. They did not have a listing for just the U-bolts and nuts.
Hondavalk wrote:myredracer wrote:Hondavalk wrote:
the U bolt nuts are designed to hold tight. When you install them on the U bolt the Reese manual only has you install them till you have 3 threads showing. They must be pretty confident they're not going anywhere.
Thx, but I'm wondering how many times you can remove and reinstall these nuts and if they lose some of their grip? They seem kinda like they are pre-staked (if that's the right term) and not like a nylock nut. Not that I'm paranoid or anything, but I sure would not want one to come off while in transit!
http://www.reeseprod.com/content/contactus.aspx
Give them a call. They are very helpful
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