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From: Tim Malzahn <tmalzahn@tnmnetworks.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 10:06 PM
Subject: Lug Nuts and such
>When I was changing the tires back to the streets, I could not get one of
the right front lug nuts loose. So I did not change one of the tires for the
trip back home. When I got home, I ended up shearing off the wheel stud
trying to remove the lug nut.
>
>I think what may have happened is when I was torquing the nuts down this
morning, I weakened one of the studs enough so that it actually broke
sometime in competition during the day (last run.)
It's also possible you cross-threaded the lug nut while you were changing
tires. Even when you swear you've been *really* careful, it happens
sometimes.
Properly torquing the lug nuts down shouldn't weaken the studs. The only
evidence I can claim is years of changing tires two or three weekends a
month using this method -- the only wheel stud failures I've ever had were
due to cross-threaded lug nuts.
Jamie
'92 Prelude Si
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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