The Precision240 nut, designed for tapered spindles, will be an available option with Hendrickson’s HVS and HLS wheel-end packages beginning third quarter 2012, the company says. Precision240 joins the Precision320 nut system that has been available on Hendrickson’s HXL7 since August 2009.
According to Hendrickson, these patented two-piece spindle nut systems provide adjustment increments nearly five times the adjustment resolution of other two-piece systems to achieve more precise end-play settings than traditional and more complicated three-piece spindle nut systems.
“Hendrickson’s precision spindle nut systems serve as another example of design ingenuity from Hendrickson. The precise adjustment mechanism employed by our precision nuts allows Hendrickson to control the amount of pre-load on the bearings during installation,” says Perry Bahr, general manager and vice president of Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems. “Our Precision240 nut system maximizes bearing and seal life and keeps trailers on the road rather than in the shop.”
