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Use of deformed nuts

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Geek1945

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Location
Erath County TX 76462
Has anyone ever used deformed nuts, the one which have a dent on one or two faces. My experience indicates they are hard to put on and off. I've made a few for our riding lawnmower deck using anvil and punch and they are holding well while OEM nuts are shaking loose even after re-tightening. One deformed nut held so well the belt guard metal fatigued while the nut still held the punched piece with mount hole. I do notice they get finger hot when installed/removed with impact tools. The bolt tread appears undamaged since a regular nut threads on using fingers.

They seem to have the same locking power of red tread locker. Even with large red locktite nuts either my 1/2 or 3/4 impact tool removes them easily. I use cam lock sockets which don't round off the nut corners but sometimes require a tap to remove the nut from the socket. Cam lock sockets are superior even to 6 point sockets in my opinion, Lowe's carries them. Ed
 
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