Q. What goes first washer or locking washer?
When used correctly, a lock washer will hold the nut or other threaded fastener in place. To help it accomplish this, put the lock washer on first, below the fastener. If your project calls for other washers or hardware elements, they should go on before the lock washer so that it can hold them in place.
Q. Does the lock washer go on top or bottom of hitch?
The receiver hitch is made up of several parts: a ball on top, a long, cylindrical threaded shaft, the lock washer, and the nut, which keeps the ball secured on the receiver’s ball mount. Place the lock washer and the nut onto the bottom of the shaft, and then move them up all the way so that they touch the ball mount.
Q. Should you use a flat washer with a lock washer?
In general, I use a flat washer under a split locking washer to protect the base material, plating, or coating from damage caused by the split washer action. I may also use the flat washer to distribute the fastener load or ensure the split washer does not fall or grind into a larger clearance hole feature.
Q. Which way does the flat side of a washer go?
There is no fixed rule about which side goes up and which goes down, but given the issue of bearing surface pressure mentioned above, it’s more effective to put the burred side facing down.
Q. Does lock washer go on bolt side or nut side?
The washer helps prevent damage to the surface of the object being fastened. In most cases where the bolt is easier to turn, the bolt has a round head that will cause less damage anyway. For the same reason, lock washers always go on the nut side to stop the nut moving.
Q. Do lock washers do anything?
Lock washers are designed to be tightened to a required torque beneath an ordinary fastener. They exert a spring tension that keeps the fastener from vibrating loose. They are often attached to the nut side of the fastener.
Q. Where does a washer go on a hitch?
It would go on the side with the threads. A lock washer is designed to help hold the bolt in place so it will not come loose. A flat washer on the other side will help prevent any scratches on the lock or hitch and disperse the tension from tightening down the bolt.
Q. Do you really need lock washers?
When are lock washers needed? Lock washers are needed when the fastener assembly is subject to vibration or wherever back off is considered an issue. When should I use washers with bolts? Always use a washer between the installation material and the nut.
Q. What goes first, lock washer or flat washer?
Lock washers are usually used when the application involves vibration, as the nuts and bolts can come loose over time.For that reason, a flat washer should come first, then the lock washer keeps all components steady. Which side of the washer does down?
Q. What’s the correct order to put a tooth lock washer on?
Insert leg into bracket. Flat washer placed first; tooth lock washer second; followed by nut and tighten. The washers with teeth or split washers are “lock” washers. They are made so that a nut will go on easily, but when you try to unscrew, they dig into the nut to resist coming off.
Q. Is there such a thing as a flat washer?
For instance, flat washers can come in SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), USS (United States Standard), and common flat, as well as dock washers and fender washers. As for lock washers, you can get them in the high-collar lock or common lock varieties.
Q. Where does the flat washer go on a bolt?
The spring washer has to go between the bolt and the leg, the flat washer is only to give the bolt a bigger head. The washers are placed beneath the nut, not the bolt head.
