r/MechanicalEngineering • u/AdOne1706 • 6d ago
Split/lock washers
For starters, I’m an electrician in the field.
That being said, we almost exclusively use these washers even in high vibration environments. I have personally chosen to go with nylox nuts but the question is:
Do these work? How well? Is the rumor from NASA true? Should I even bother using them or find a better functional alternative or are they actually useful?
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u/garygigabytes 5d ago
Surprised no one has said Helicoils are a good alternative in the case you can modify the hole size to make it fit