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AH00.00-N-0001-01A Notes on Self-Locking Nuts and Bolts



AH00.00-N-0001-01A Notes on self-locking nuts and bolts

Important repair information
Bolts with locking splines, micro-encapsulated bolts and self locking nuts must always be replaced after being used once.

There is an increased risk of injury when unscrewing micro encapsulated bolts due to the sudden breakaway torque.

Before new micro-encapsulated bolts are screwed in, the mating thread must be re-cut in order to remove all the residue of the old bolt locking compound.