Heh. Yah. I bet you're right. Lawyers!   ;)

In the large thread started by Loogy over on thesamba, I don't recall
seeing mention of the locking nut. That detail or conversation over
re-use or not, may be buried there:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272333&highlight=upper+control+arm

Of course last night, all I could see was me carefully twisting the
new nut on, going from side to side of van, and snapping one of the
bolts.  (don't ask me about my radius arm removal episode).

My parts guy consulted ETKA, and provided me with what it specified;
stover nuts. They are not Cadmium plated, as the nuts for steering
rack appear to be, but are shaped the same and have same or similar
stamps (markings).

I'll re inspect the nuts that were there. They may be worn out stovers
but are likely not. The originals may be long gone. (2 different sets
of what look like aftermarket bushings were installed)

Thanks for that link. For any others curious, here's another image
showing nut(s) I purchased: http://tinyurl.com/3tedx2l

Neil.

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:30 AM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:
>> I now see the universal warning on the next page, P40.2a
>
> Neil:
>
> Maybe the attorneys wrote that little box....
>
> It is an interesting problem or question, however. �The
> nuts used on the Syncro propshaft are "self-locking," too.
> Many advise not reusing them. �But if you google "stover
> nut" you'll find that they are re-usable, at least some
> number of times. �See, for example:
> http://www.fastenermart.com/html/stover-lock-nuts.html
> ETKA codes the propshaft nuts as "stover" but not the self-
> locking nut you have been writing about; maybe it is a
> stover, maybe not. �How many times it has been wrenched off
> and on is probably an important consideration.
>
> Of course, if I were advising you with some liability, you
> know what I'd say....
>
> Richard
>
>

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