The man knows of what he speaks. Personally, I would change them for
piece of mind. Ducati uses the Glenlocks for a reason. Nylocks are
good hardware, but they're cheaper than the originals and not suitable
for high heat. Summer here in Georgia is hot as hell and I wouldn't
stake the life of my engine on them.
YMMV
On 1/27/11, Nuske, Simon <simon.nuske@draeger.com> wrote:
> Hi here is a new thread for discussion when I replaced my belts I used
> Nylock nuts for the adjusters, when discussing with the bolt man showing him
> an original he pointed out they were Glenlock nuts and use a metal section
> to lock them on, he told me these type of nuts are used in extreme heat
> conditions where a Nylock could fail or at least become less effective. My
> question to all is what is everyone else using and should I pull the covers
> off again to change the nuts? Not sure how I will sleep Knowing that I
> probably should change them.
>
>
>
> Simon Nuske
> Interlock Dept
>
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> ________________________________
> From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Ian Ellison
> Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 7:26 PM
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [DucatiST] Wheel Bearings & Cam Belts
>
>
> ... and they're not under tension in the packet,
>
> IanE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Derek Blackie
> Sent: 27 January 2011 08:16
> To: st2_owners
> Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Wheel Bearings & Cam Belts
> I think the environment the belts are stored in will have some bearing on
> their shelf life too.
>
> Derek
> '03 ST4s abs
> Scotland
>
>
>
> On 27/01/2011 08:00, "Nick Woods" <nickw@cooptel.net> wrote:
>
>
> --- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com <mailto:st2_owners%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> Jack Ward <jaxn51@...> wrote:
>>
> Hi Jack,
>
> Having just given my mechanic some new old-stock belts to fit to my ST4 when
> he does the cams, it occurs to me that they sit in quite a tight radius in
> the original wrapping, probably not far from what they run in. That doesn't
> worry you?
>
> NickW
>
>
>
>
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'92 750ss Ducati (Restoration Project)
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