Gland nut

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Gland nut

Postby Gripdana » Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:06 am

In reviewing yesterday's work on the Aerovee. I did not put locktite on the gland nut. Can I simply remove it and re use the nut? It has been torqued.
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Re: Gland nut

Postby rizzz » Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:25 am

I believe you can, yes, provided you have not used an impact wrench to install/remove it.
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