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Old 12-07-2012, 11:24 AM
Barrykgerdes
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Originally Posted by Baddad View Post
Some more info Leon,

Large vehicles are subject to high temperatures on the wheel hubs. This can loosen the nuts. LH threads are self tightening (due to precession.)

Cheers
I like that precession explanation. That is exactly what causes the orbital creep of the wheel stud on the nut and wheel as the load application changes while the wheel rotates.

Barry

Last edited by Barrykgerdes; 12-07-2012 at 03:32 PM.
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