Spindle Nut: Washer or No Washer???

[swathdiver]

Original spindle nut has a flat washer underneath it. One replacement Dorman in old packaging also has a washer. New spindle nuts came without washer and parts counter guys at 'O-Reilly say it's no longer needed because of thread design.

What say you, washer or no washer?

#01577 or #615-095

 

[Doubeleive]

Original spindle nut has a flat washer underneath it. One replacement Dorman in old packaging also has a washer. New spindle nuts came without washer and parts counter guys at 'O-Reilly say it's no longer needed because of thread design.

What say you, washer or no washer?

#01577 or #615-095

I would go with washer, unless you can find a tsb stating otherwise

 

[Wolfbraid]

know what... I'm not sure, maybe there was a washer.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Washer.

 

[randeez]

yea definitely washer....doesnt have much to do with the thread design, i just wouldnt want to torque the nut against the splines of the wheel hub

 

[Wolfbraid]

Ok I'll revise my answer, I think it depends on what style nut you are using,
One style is narrow (#615-095) and would need a washer I believe since it's not wide enough to span across the metal of the hub. The other style has a "flange?" called a nut lock that is as wide as the washer would be and spans across the hub surface, I don't know if this is "proper" but it's what my 07 had on it, so hrmm maybe I have a wrong one, not sure, I do know that the previous owner every only had it serviced at a dealer(according to the carfax thingy)


Dorman 615-098 nut lock version (edit again, well this isn't it, but it's what mine looked like)

Dorman 615-095 Spindle Nut version

Not sure if it's right or not, but shows as fitting.

 

[PG01]

I like at @randeez answer but i do know there are spindle nuts with a ‘built in’ washer now. I say if the new nit looks like original throw a washer on, if its ‘flanged’ go without.... my 2 bits

 

[swathdiver]

Alright, in the interest of time we're going with washers, same kind. Local O'Reillys has two Dorman washers that interchange with OE washer so I'm sending the kids to go get them. If I'd thought this through better, I would have bought all GM parts even though it won't make a difference!

GM Spindle Nut Washer - 11522089 crosses to Dorman 618-057.

The only difference I see is that the former is 5.4 mm and the latter is 5.2 mm.

My father always accused me of majoring in minors... LOL

 

[Big Mama]

It could be the sun.

 

[PG01]

It could be the sun.

Whats that?

 

[SnowDrifter]

I did mine a few days ago. Used the washer.

 

[swathdiver]

I did mine a few days ago. Used the washer.

Yes, using new washers. I hate this memory problem! I bought one washer and one nut for the new hub. Then for some reason got it in my head I had to do both because of rotors. Trying to work on it still but my wife wants me all washed up for Saint Patrick's Day dinner and we skipped Bible Study tonight which we never do unless sick.

Got those rotor bolts out, pounded the bit into the head with a ball peen hammer and hooked it up to my longest breaker bar and cracked them loose lickety split. Didn't even get to use the other tool I dropped $14 on. Homo Depot closed before we could get there so now we can't finish til tomorrow. Don't want to burnish the brakes until they're in. Probably doesn't matter except in my head.

 

[89Suburban]

Use washer, it's there to act as a bearing.