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BH Series BEARHUG Locknuts – Inch
The Whittet-Higgins BH series is the inch-thread BEARHUG self-locking bearing locknut. A heat-stabilized polymer ring moulded into the nut body creates prevailing torque against the shaft thread, so the nut holds its setting under vibration, shock and reversing loads without a lockwasher, tab, wire or keyway. Because nothing bites into the shaft, a BH nut can be backed off and re-set repeatedly while still delivering repeatable bearing preload.
BH Series Specifications
- Part numbers: BH-00 through BH-40 (33 sizes stocked)
- Bore / shaft size: 0.391 in to 7.847 in
- Outside diameter: 0.75 in to 9.844 in
- Material & temperature: Carbon steel with a heat-stabilized polymer locking ring, black oxide finish; 160°F maximum operating temperature
- Standards: ANSI/ABMA 8.2-1999; made in USA, RoHS compliant
Applications
Used to locate and preload bearings on threaded shafts in machine tool spindles, gearboxes, pumps, fans, conveyor drives and general power transmission assemblies — anywhere a keyway cannot be cut or a lockwasher tab has room to fatigue.
Related Whittet-Higgins Series
- BM Series BEARHUG Locknuts – Metric
- BHL / BML Series BEARHUG Locknuts – Left-Hand Threads
- BHM / BMM Series BEARHUG Locknuts – Hardened Alloy
- BHS / BMS Series BEARHUG Locknuts – Stainless Steel
- BHT / BMT Series BEARHUG Locknuts – All-Metal, High Temperature
- BHI Series BEARHUG Locknuts – 16 TPI
- BAS Series Bearing Assembly Sockets – Inch
Apollo is an authorized Whittet-Higgins distributor. Every part on this page is genuine Whittet-Higgins, manufactured in the USA. Need a size that is not listed, or help matching a locknut to its lockwasher and assembly socket? Contact our team.

