From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Dec 11 2003 - 15:37:34 PST
At 11:04 AM -0800 12/11/03, Bruce Beattie wrote:
>I would think that if you have a clean lubricated nut and lug, that when you
>torqued
>it down, it would allow the nut to go down further on the threads, and thereby
>set up more interference preasure between the nut and the rim, which is where
>the holding force is predominant.
Its also going to prevent galling of the threads
and help prevent corrosion on the threads.
I've got the lugnuts on the ferret wire brushed
and lubed with a dab of grease. They haven't'
come off yet.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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