ORIGINAL: Chickenhawk
I am trying to get a higley + sons propnut to stay tight on the front of a hangar9 F4U that I just put together. Regardless of how hard I crank on it, the nut still manages to fly off. Loctite seems like a good idea but I'm wondering if I'll ever get the thing off if I break the prop.... Any thoughts or recommendations?
thanks
Chicken
Chicken, what material is your propnut made out of? Higley makes both brass and aluminum. If your nut is aluminum, I'd be very careful about over-tightening it. The threads will strip. Same for the Higley aluminum lock nut. I've ruined a few of these by over-tightening. Could it be the threads of your prop nut are already stripped?