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Jac Mac · 10-20-07, 07:51 AM

I would love to agree with you Mike, if only there was one word in that whole page that told me 'WHY'.
I can see the logic in the Chapman example, and I could understand the example you have indicated if the wheel offset and/or camber setting were such that they cause the effective contact point to shift to the top half of the wheel/nut. ( Remember we are talking about what happens to the nut/spinner when the nut / wheel loosens slightly in service , this can be caused by different materials & expansion rates in the hub-nut-wheel assy along with deflection from lateral loads in corners etc )---- surely it would be desireable for the nut to self tighten when this happens.

Jac Mac

10-20-07, 07:51 AM	#43 (permalink)
Jac Mac jac mac 10 tenths Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gore N.Z. Posts: 1,693 Rep Power: 21	Re: Care & Feeding of Knock-Off / On wheels I would love to agree with you Mike, if only there was one word in that whole page that told me 'WHY'. I can see the logic in the Chapman example, and I could understand the example you have indicated if the wheel offset and/or camber setting were such that they cause the effective contact point to shift to the top half of the wheel/nut. ( Remember we are talking about what happens to the nut/spinner when the nut / wheel loosens slightly in service , this can be caused by different materials & expansion rates in the hub-nut-wheel assy along with deflection from lateral loads in corners etc )---- surely it would be desireable for the nut to self tighten when this happens. Jac Mac