Pinion dual bearing nut tab lockwasher

[Dennis Nicholas]

1938/39 back axle
Hi all.  the left hand thread nut that holds the dual purpose bearing onto the pinion has a lock washer with an internal tab that sits in a groove in the thread of the pinion.  Would you but the tab facing backwards under the bearing or forwards under the nut?  The tab does not seem to want to go all the way in under the bearing (my initial thought of correct way round).  My thinking is that if tab is under nut it could get pulled round when undoing/tightening nut and jamb in nut thread and pinion thread.

Dennis

[Ruairidh Dunford]

The two I have to hand are both fitted with the tang down in towards the bearings Dennis - that would seem correct to me.

[Dennis Nicholas]

Thanks Ruairidh, I did a trial tightening with tab under bearing and it did get pushed in ok.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

It took me a while but I found this tonight Dennis:

   

[Dennis Nicholas]

It took me a while but I found this tonight Dennis:

Thanks Ruairidh. Copy now in my files archive (though I don't really know how I did it   

Dennis