[DeTomaso] Axle nut chamfer question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/8/10 6:18:26 PM, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:

> I know the question has cropped up before, but is the axle nut chamfer 
> supposed to be face down or face out. I had always assumed chamfer out i.e. 
> flat face to the axle, but it turns out I have one of each on axles 
> assembled by the same vendor?
> 
Julian, there are four different axle nuts available, that I know of. They 
all have a small chamfer or 'starting-taper' on their bottom. Two of the 
possible nuts cannot be installed upside-down, so I assumed that to mean the 
chamfer is properly put at the bottom. For the symmetrical nuts, it probably 
doesn't matter relative to holding power but the nut might be easier to start 
with the chamfer below. My 2¢- J DeRyke