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Pal nuts #675583 04/20/10 11:39 AM 04/20/10 11:39 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 395 Milan Ohio C ct440rod OP enthusiast
ct440rod OP enthusiast C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 395 Milan Ohio	installing brake lens assy. 70 challenger rt has been out of car ten years . .i believe it just had pal nuts on the studs . . does anybody have a picture of brake light assy from inside of trunk thanks

Re: Pal nuts [Re: ct440rod] #675584 04/20/10 12:22 PM 04/20/10 12:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California L Lefty master
Lefty master L Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California	Quote: installing brake lens assy. 70 challenger rt has been out of car ten years . .i believe it just had pal nuts on the studs . . does anybody have a picture of brake light assy from inside of trunk thanks I thought they were serrated flange nuts? http://www.boltdepot.com/Flange-Nuts-Serrated.aspx

Re: Pal nuts [Re: Lefty] #675585 04/21/10 01:11 PM 04/21/10 01:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 395 Milan Ohio C ct440rod OP enthusiast
ct440rod OP enthusiast C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 395 Milan Ohio	I have two style nuts in #10-24 the pal nut and hex nut that has a washer build right on it that turns , , kind of like a flange nut

Re: Pal nuts [Re: ct440rod] #675586 04/21/10 01:18 PM 04/21/10 01:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,505 DFW M mr_340 master
mr_340 master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,505 DFW	You might try an auto body supply/paint store. They used to have those things, but I don't think the auto makers have used them recently. The ones I had were thin stamped sheetmetal and self-threading. http://automotivefasteners.thomasnet.com...uts-zinc-plated Floyd Lippencott IV

Re: Pal nuts [Re: ct440rod] #675587 04/21/10 01:36 PM 04/21/10 01:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,505 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,505 It's a dry heat	there was a flat non washer pal nut holding the assemblies together,Similar to the one on top of the front shocks - then a captive conical washer nut holding the assy to the body visible from inside the trunk. both are 10-24 machine thread ,..Bad news is I've never been able to locate a source for the correct flat palnut. AND the 'almost' correct conical washer nut has been discontinued from the manufacturer. This is the closest one that SHOULD be on a 70 Challenger ( but should be yellow zinc di-chromate plated ) now no longer avail. AFAIK Last edited by gtx6970; 04/21/10 02:21 PM.

Re: Pal nuts [Re: gtx6970] #675588 04/21/10 02:17 PM 04/21/10 02:17 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,505 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,505 It's a dry heat	one on the left is the only thing avail today thats even close to OE to hold the assy in. the one on the right is the 'same style' as what holds the assemblies together 5939093-DSC00445.JPG (103 downloads) Last edited by gtx6970; 04/21/10 02:17 PM.

Re: Pal nuts [Re: gtx6970] #675589 04/21/10 03:12 PM 04/21/10 03:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Not to change the subject but pal nuts were used on many engines as a locking nut on the rod bolts.

Re: Pal nuts [Re: ct440rod] #675590 04/21/10 04:03 PM 04/21/10 04:03 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,060 Ball Ground GA T TrueTripleX super stock
TrueTripleX super stock T Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,060 Ball Ground GA	http://www.restorationspecialties.com/ Great folk to deal with for the hard to find hardware.

Re: Pal nuts [Re: MoparforLife] #675591 04/21/10 04:34 PM 04/21/10 04:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,911 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,911 Ontario, Canada	Quote: Not to change the subject but pal nuts were used on many engines as a locking nut on the rod bolts. No way !!! The low grade of nut used to hold in a taillight assy wouldn't take the stress in a rotating assy. Likewise, the factory would not have used high strength (more expensive) rod nuts to hold in taillights!

Re: Pal nuts [Re: Stanton] #675592 04/21/10 05:44 PM 04/21/10 05:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Quote: Quote: Not to change the subject but pal nuts were used on many engines as a locking nut on the rod bolts. No way !!! The low grade of nut used to hold in a taillight assy wouldn't take the stress in a rotating assy. Likewise, the factory would not have used high strength (more expensive) rod nuts to hold in taillights! Pal nuts WERE used as lock nuts to the rod nut. That is where they got the name palnut.

Re: Pal nuts [Re: MoparforLife] #675593 04/21/10 06:40 PM 04/21/10 06:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Quote: Not to change the subject but pal nuts were used on many engines as a locking nut on the rod bolts. thats a fact jack... specially chubbys.. I am truckless..

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