The shank of a bolt is the non-threaded portion between the threads and
the head of the bolt.

double nutting isn't very practical in this application because the nut
is against a concave washer, making it difficult to get an open end
wrench in there.

On 5/9/2013 7:22 AM, walkingboss wrote:
> If it's not self locking and your concerned about it working loose,
> "double
> nut" it. Place a second nut (just a plain nut will do) on the shank,
> tightened against the first nut, locking to two on the shank!
>
>
> Howard
>
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Nut Size
>