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Lock nuts - SKF

Lock nuts are used to locate bearings onto a shaft. Additionally, they can be used to mount bearings with a tapered bore onto tapered shaft seats and adapter sleeves, and to dismount bearings from withdrawal sleeves.

Lock nuts
  • are also frequently used to secure gears, belt pulleys and other machine components
  • have to be secured to prevent unintentional loosening, by 
    • a locking device that engages a keyway in the shaft or key slot in the adapter sleeve, or 
    • a locking mechanism integrated in the nut
When choosing or replacing a lock nut, there are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration. They include, but are not limited to:
  • Space – axial and radial
  • Shaft rotation – one or both directions
  • Axial loads
  • Dynamic behaviour of the application
  • Cost and downtime of machining keyways in shafts vs. other locking methods
  • Ease and frequency of assembly and disassembly
  • Precision
Designs and variants

SKF industrial lock nuts

Lock nuts with integral locking

  • KMK metric lock nuts with an integral locking device 
  • KMFE metric lock nuts with a locking screw
Lock nuts requiring a keyway
  • KM, KML, HM .. T metric lock nuts retained with a lock washer
  • HM(E) metric lock nuts retained with a locking clip
  • N and AN inch design lock nuts retained with lock washers
  • N inch lock nuts retained with a locking plate

SKF precision lock nuts

  • KMT and KMTA precision lock nuts with locking pins
  • KMD precision lock nuts with axial locking screws

Lock nuts with integral locking reduce the cost of the shaft as no keyway is required. Installation is quicker and easier because no separate locking device is necessary. However, the loosening torque of these lock nuts requires more attention. For information on loosening torque, refer to the product data sections for the various lock nut series.

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