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JRscooby
Jul 01, 2019Explorer II
wnjj wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:
While I have had to deal with failing lug nut "covers" I am not sure that is the OP problem. The bore where the stud is pressed into from the rear of the drum/rotor look too smooth. See how deep the knurling is on the stud. It looks almost gone on the bore. Loctite make a special adhesive just for something like this, Loctite 668 High Temp.
(My guess is that someone over torqued the nut to begin with and the knurling failed
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It’s tough to tell from the picture but I tend to agree. The lands on the hub look wide and flattened off and not pointed. It also looks like there could be small shavings in there.
I can't tell from pic what side of hub we're looking at. But if the stud was spinning I would think there would be marks around the hole on the back side. If we are looking from front the splines look good down in the hole
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