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> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 15:55:45 -0500 (EST) > From: "Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu> > To: "G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com> > Cc: Quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net> > Subject: Re: Wheel studs? > On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, G. Erickson wrote: > > > Graydon, > > > > It might be worth it put up with those infernal wheel bolts. I > > had it explained to me one time that the wheel _bolts_ are self-torqueing > > due to expansion/contraction or centifigal force or some such. > > > > The opposite side being that the wheel _studs_ tend to loosen > > their nuts over time. > > > > If this is indeed true, then I'll happily put up with the > > occasional nusience (sp) of dealing with the bolts if I know that I don't > > need to worry about them loosening and falling off. > Gary, > > I have never heard that before. In fact, every race car that I > have ever seen that was not allowed to use a single knock-off style wheel > nut, has had studs not bolts. Granted that is also done primarily for > convenience, but I don't think they have a tendency to loosen > automatically. > I have replaced bolts with studs on a couple RX7s with never any > loosening problems. Mind you, I check them alot, because I change them > alot at autocrosses. Most every other car in the whole world uses studs, > so I don't know why VW/Audi and Mazda can't figure it out. > > Maybe someone else has some further input? > > Later, > Graydon D. Stuckey > graydon@apollo.gmi.edu > Flint, Michigan USA > '86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II > '85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon > Guys My $0.02 worth. Back a number of years ago, our family owned a 1951 Plymouth. At that time the Chrysler engineers made a big point of the natural losining/tightening of wheel bolts and used right-hand threads on one side of the car and left-hand threads on the other. Probally more of a advertising> gimik than anything. Merlyn ******************************** Merlynp@tc-mankato.scm.tec.mn.us South Central technical College Ph. (507)389-7252 FAX (507)388-9951 ********************************
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