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Offline stokester

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Name this Nut!
« on: May 04, 2021, 03:03:46 PM »
No not me.  :smiley_confused1:

This particular nut fits over the shafts and is used to hold the faceplate on one model of Bendix VW radio I have.  Never seen another like it and would like to find a source.

So what is the proper name for it?
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Offline DeadNutz

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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2021, 07:28:19 PM »
Bendix probably had those drilled and countersunk to their specs. Wouldn't be hard to make if you have some machinery and a drill press at minimum.
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2021, 08:57:20 PM »
It looks like a Walter. We shall call him Walter. :D
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2021, 09:07:27 PM »
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2021, 01:49:00 AM »
What is the thread ? Is it possible that it’s a pipe thread ? It’s hard to gauge the dimensions from the photo but could it be made by cutting and modifying a brass pipe fitting?


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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2021, 08:32:29 AM »
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2021, 11:04:43 AM »
Quote from: pep on May 05, 2021, 08:32:29 AM
Brass Collar Nut:

https://www.retromanufacturing.com/collections/replacement-parts
collar nut - that makes sense although I need them with external threads
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2021, 12:22:13 PM »
Sorry I don't know anything about foreign cars. Maybe email the source provided.
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2021, 04:40:57 PM »
Maybe try Wolfsburg West. They specialize in aircooled VWs. If they can't help they probably know who can.

https://www.wolfsburgwest.com
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2021, 07:29:28 PM »
I'm thinking it's a type of collar nut although they all seem have internal rather than external threads.

FYI - This nut is for the Bendix version of the 1968 Sapphire IX radio available as a dealer-installed option on VWs and the only radio I know of that uses them.  There is also a Motorola Sapphire IX version which is internally quite different using a standard thin nut that attaches over the shafts to hold the faceplate.  I was contacted by someone to see if I had any left and could only find one in the radio donor pile.

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Offline walrus

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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2021, 04:10:46 AM »
In the electrical trade its called a chase nipple
https://www.graybar.com/fittings/bushings-locknuts-and-chase-nipples/chase-nipples/c/chase-nipples

The smallest I've ever seen is 1/2" or 7/8" outside diameter
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Re: Name this Nut!
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2021, 04:05:36 PM »
Quote from: walrus on May 06, 2021, 04:10:46 AM
In the electrical trade its called a chase nipple
https://www.graybar.com/fittings/bushings-locknuts-and-chase-nipples/chase-nipples/c/chase-nipples

The smallest I've ever seen is 1/2" or 7/8" outside diameter
Looks like that's it!  Thanks.
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