Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in 
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> Were the wheel on the ground when you did the final tightening?



Exactly what I was wondering.

I don't think final tightening should ever be done with the entire weight 
of the car bearing on the wheels.

I drop the car so the wheels are pressed into the pavement just enough to 
keep them from turning and no more. Assuming I'm working on wheels with no

way of locking them mechanically, that is.



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> Was the wheel properly seated before lowering the vehicle to the ground?


I've never personally seen rust or aluminum corrosion cause wheel nut 
loosening (although the pro's here may have different observations...).
I /have/ seen rust or corrosion cause odd clicking noises at the wheels 
when going around tight, slow turns.

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Tegger