wheel nuts

GROOV3 · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682

hey is there any way of stoping them from comming loose gradualy
or do i just gotta keep tightening them?
cheers

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

They really shouldnt just keep coming loose once theyre tightened, but an easy way to prevent this is one of the loctite products, I couldnt recommend a specific number, 222 is fairly weak but might do the job, another bodgy one i remember doing to stop from loosing wheel nuts on my skateboards was to coat the thread with whiteout, let it dry and screw the nut on, it will grit up inside and prevent them from coming loose, however its still easy enough to undo them. Hope that helps...

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 10:39 am Post subject: Re: wheel nuts

take the wheel off and spray pain thte threads on the studs, (like the white out) it lock up inside the nuts and stops it from losening.
but they shouldnt be coming lose anyways?
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MRS_GEMI · backyard mechanic Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 729

all my wheel nuts came loose...i reckon its cos ive got commodore wheel nuts on mine.??? dunno

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

Commodore wheel nuts??? Why??? If they are the correct internal thread once theyre tight you should only have to check them once after about 50kms of putting them on, then they shouldnt change, are they cross threaded or stripped, or are your studs fucked??? I'd check them out as its not too safe if they can work loose...

MRS_GEMI · backyard mechanic Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 729

i know i had commodore nuts and they went on fine...but when i took it for a testdrive after a year of the car sitiin in the garage i found the wheels almost fell off (lucky i didnt write my gem off)!!!!

im sourcing some "nutz" and will see if my studs are fucked

they better not be!!!

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

Thats strange, they were probably loose when you put it in there, as its movement/vibration that'll loosen em, sittin still theyre more likely to get stuck by rust or somethin, or maybe someone really doesnt like you, did you piss an ex off??? Just check your threads, if theyre stripped you'll have little bits of metal fallin out evrywhere... Studs arent too expensive, but generally the nut should strip before the stud (softer metal), and usually the only way these fuck up is cross threading or rattle guns (evil machines...)

MRS_GEMI · backyard mechanic Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 729

i pissed many ex's off hahaha! i seriously dont think someone would be that stoopid to do somethin like that! id kick their ass! haha