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Do you need a washer with a lock nut?

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Lock washers are almost always used with a flat washer as well. The nut is also often smaller in profile than the bolt head. Not always, but often. The washer helps distribute the pressure that the nut places on the surface of the fastened objects.Dec 12, 2012

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