Re: lug nuts

[JALFAjr@domain.elided]

Biba asked if anyone had ever had lug nuts loosening on non race cars that 
were not just finger tight.  Well, this is my story, and I am sticking to it. 
 :>)

Shortly after I put aftermarket wheels on my 164 in 2000, the left front 
wheel almost came off while driving to work.  I had used a torque wrench on 
all the lug nuts, and the only one that was really loose was the left front.  
The right front needed to be retorqued, but not loose.  The rears were both 
okay.

Being rather paranoid after that, I checked the torque every other week, and 
after two weeks found the left front lug nuts had backed off a little, not 
enough to be loose, but enough that I could retorque to spec without backing 
off the nuts.  I decided that I had a little too much antiseize on the 
threads, cleaned them up a little, and have had no problems in a year and a 
half.

John Justus

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