AOL IM:

Derek Drew:      Mr. Metric has those front axel nuts I want and they only cost
about $2.30 each compared to, like $8 each or something at the dealer. But
they say I have to buy a minimum of 50. Do you replace your front axel nuts
every time you undo them?
 SyncroHead:     Hi Derek,
I was in an automated mail send & retrieve session and couldn't respond
earlier.
 SyncroHead:     The only time's I've had them off was to replace the rotors
and I think the new nuts were included with the rotors & I replaced them.
Not certain though.
 SyncroHead:     I do know that they are intended to deform only once.  This
action must strain the nut beyond its elastic limit.
 SyncroHead:     If you buy them.  I'd buy 6 of them.
Derek Drew: OK. I was in the shower when you responded, hence my late
response to you. I guess I cannot *not* buy them at Mr. Metric, so sooner
or later I guess you are in for six. I will let you know.

Anybody else on the Vanagon list want some of these? I think I am going to
keep 25 and if I send 6 to Jim that means I still have to unload about 19
to other syncronauts on the list.

If somebody emails a better source/price on these things let me know and I
will toss my buying plan out the window. Specs are DIN 980 V, Hex Nut,
Deformed Thread Self Locking, with Collar, M20x1.5, category 8. The dealer
calls 'em N 100 853 01.

Sort of burns me that there is still a $5 penalty every time I want to take
the front axel nuts off. Oh well, better than a $16 penalty going through
the dealer.
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Derek Drew                           New York, NY & Washington DC
ConsumerSearch
drew@interport.net
212-580-6486, 202-966-7907 (W)
212-580-4459; 202-966-0938 (H)