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Electrical tape serves great as insulation for wires... that's about it though. Get it hot, and it gets all gummy, and doesnt stick anymore.

 

One very easy solution to this problem is drilling and tapping the out side nut and installing a small set screw. I've messed w/ locktite in the past, but if the surface is dirty when you apply it, it doesnt really do it's job.

 

The LSR locking nut is the way to go I think. But the set screw can get you buy just as well.

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Electrical tape serves great as insulation for wires... that's about it though. Get it hot, and it gets all gummy, and doesnt stick anymore.

 

One very easy solution to this problem is drilling and tapping the out side nut and installing a small set screw. I've messed w/ locktite in the past, but if the surface is dirty when you apply it, it doesnt really do it's job.

 

The LSR locking nut is the way to go I think. But the set screw can get you buy just as well.

 

 

Guys, I'm not joking about this....what it does is keep the two nuts together very well which is what is needed to keep them from getting loose. The only way to keep the stock style nuts tight is to lock them together. They will not turn if they are together. And, since when do your axle nuts get hot?

 

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

 

Believe me, it works! I raced MX on Blasters for years. They have the same axle nut setup as the banshee. Almost everyone at the races used the electical tape method.

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And, since when do your axle nuts get hot?

 

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

 

 

well you obviously dont ride in glamis in the summer? about 115-120 yea id say it gets hot...

 

also who said they havent tried it? this post has came up several times, the tape method has worked for a few ppl but most of the time it comes loose... i dont see how a mild adhesive hold anything from spinning? clean your threads and use loctite and get it over with

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Drill a hole in each nut from one flat to the next flat. Then safety wire the nuts together.... probelm solved!

this would work too... but if they dont line up then its kinda hard to do... but if they do then your golden

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I've tried the tape method and it didn't do jack shit for me. The outside nut would just walk out anyway and take the tape with it and make it a huge retarded mess to clean up. Spend the money and get a locking nut and do it right.

 

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