Question

26 fill in the blank 1 point on wheels with tapered roller bearings, a type your answer... nut is used on the end of the spindle. previous

Explanation:

In the context of wheels with tapered roller bearings, a "lock" nut (or sometimes a "castle" nut, but more commonly a "lock" nut or specifically a "spindle" nut with locking features, but the standard term here is "lock" or more accurately, in automotive/mechanical engineering for tapered roller bearings on spindles, a "lock" nut or "adjusting" nut, but the most common fill - in here is "lock" (or "castle" but "lock" is more general for this context). However, the correct term for this application is a "lock" nut (or more precisely, in the context of wheel bearings, a "spindle lock" nut, but the key term is "lock").

Answer:

lock