CargoMechanic
New here
Hey guys,
Just thought I’d ask if anyone has advice on getting these locknuts to lock together. When servicing my bafang mid drives I generally just tighten the lock nuts up until I feel some resistance, like on headset bearings. I haven't yet experienced excessive wear of the thrust bearings doing this. However, I worry that the nuts could loosen or tighten with time and cause issues. Clearly if there are 2 nuts they should theoretically lock together, right? Otherwise why not use just one nut. I have also opened up a few brand new motors to find the lock nuts unlocked. A couple ideas come to mind to solve this issue: One solution is machining a key way into the axle and placing a keyed washer between the two locknuts to allow the nuts to tighten against each other. The other option is using a thread locking compound, but it is a greasy environment which could make this tedious.
Keen to hear any other solutions.
Thanks in advance!
Just thought I’d ask if anyone has advice on getting these locknuts to lock together. When servicing my bafang mid drives I generally just tighten the lock nuts up until I feel some resistance, like on headset bearings. I haven't yet experienced excessive wear of the thrust bearings doing this. However, I worry that the nuts could loosen or tighten with time and cause issues. Clearly if there are 2 nuts they should theoretically lock together, right? Otherwise why not use just one nut. I have also opened up a few brand new motors to find the lock nuts unlocked. A couple ideas come to mind to solve this issue: One solution is machining a key way into the axle and placing a keyed washer between the two locknuts to allow the nuts to tighten against each other. The other option is using a thread locking compound, but it is a greasy environment which could make this tedious.
Keen to hear any other solutions.
Thanks in advance!
