Hello. After several tries, I arrived at the "stiff bar" solution as you linked, Neatman. Rather than making a stiff bar of the exact length between the two nuts, I simply machined an eyelet on one of the ends so I can push the nuts apart and lock them down with the bar. This gives me control over how much preload I add and, IMHO, is a better solution that a spring/washer as it will not flex in either direction.
JR |