14-06-2019, 09:32 AM
Yes, I'd pop the nut in a vice and 'relieve' the non-contact face with a file or angle grinder. As always when butchering nuts do it on a bolt so you can easily re-start the thread.
You are quite right about spring washers Andrew, though in an application like this they aren't likely to do much harm. If concerned about loosening you might consider a split pin or spot of mild loctite (just be certain you can undo it again).
You are quite right about spring washers Andrew, though in an application like this they aren't likely to do much harm. If concerned about loosening you might consider a split pin or spot of mild loctite (just be certain you can undo it again).