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Old 16th May 2012, 12:32 PM
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Although as I have discovered, with a long bar for greater leverage it is very easy to turn slightly off centre and the 'key' for the locking nuts slips and burrs the nut. Happily I got it off and back on again, but needed a new set of locking nuts. [oo-er +1]
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Old 16th May 2012, 12:43 PM
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Yeah locking nuts are only done up just over hand tight on my 8.
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