IIRC, which is questionable at this point, there outer end of the nut is like a sleeve. You dent it into a groove in the shaft.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, I don’t think the 12 star nuts that were on later cars have a > retention arrangement, like a tab to bend over or something. I’m sure if > someone knows better or recalls the details they’ll weigh in. > > -D > > > On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually > > overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it > > like the axle nuts but there might be. > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > >>> wrenching it at all costs. > >>> > >>> All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all > >>> the torque. > >> > >> Would Loctite on the threads help? > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
