I bet people scream no but why not? I would have thought that a low strength threadlock like Loctite purple would be ideal. It would stop the threads from rusting, make them less likely to come undone but still be ok when you need to change the wheel.
Threadlock is used throughout industry. Why not for cars?Go in dry and the right torque.
Are car wheels (trucks probably a different matter) subject to vibration loosening that much? I’ve never had one (properly torqued in the first place) come loose in 30 years of driving, even with out of balance wheels.Threadlock is used throughout industry. Why not for cars?
Considering many cars have plastic wheel nut covers not much I would think.Heat destroys loctite, I wonder how much normal brake usage would affect it ?
Plastics take a pretty good amount of heat, and they are at the outer extreme in the breeze.Considering many cars have plastic wheel nut covers not much I would think.
a scoosh of wd,
If you look into bolting theory and how its used in industry where keeping stuff in pipes for example is really critical, bit like keeping the wheel on a car. Youll find looking up torque values for different sizes the torque changes quite noticablably for the different lubricants used.The problem with anything wet - it just makes you over torque the fixing.
Go in dry - clean everything with rotary wire brush - or a tap - or renew and have new bolts/nuts...
Exactly this - would you know what to add/subtract from the standard torque value, and that would be applicable for only that specific thread lock?If you look into bolting theory and how its used in industry where keeping stuff in pipes for example is really critical, bit like keeping the wheel on a car. Youll find looking up torque values for different sizes the torque changes quite noticablably for the different lubricants used.
There is a fair bit more to this than initially meets the eye. So much so, there are specialist companies who do little else. Hookes Law comes into play. Between dry bolt snd the correct lubricant can reduce the Torque required by up-to 50%
Agreed - end of story.I have always used copperslip and never had one come loose .....