Brian- this suggestion makes sense. I was hoping for a easier solution. I am just the representative for this supplier who makes the nuts. It would be a long process to get approval to change the design. But I will definitely mention this as a resolution to our daily problem on the assembly line
Brian- the operator who first hand starts the bolt about 3 turns and can feel it resist. Sometimes they hammer the bolt into place. The bolt then goes to an automated machine that will shoot the bolt down. Sometimes it fails in the machine. Then another operator will either reshoot the bolt, or...
3d- I'm not sure why the locatite is there. I didn't know that it wouldn't bind to the nycote. It does make since that this would make less room for the bolt.
I am a supplier representative. I have front subframes that are having issues. We have nuts in the subframe with nycote. The bolt being installed is started by hand and they operator uses a tool to turn the bolt 3 times before sending it to the machine to finish bolting down. Sometimes it will...