Wheel nuts just fly off

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    • August 11, 2004 at 2:03 pm #12293
      kevsta
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      I think we ve all experienced it at one time or the other, the wheel nut of you mini-z undoes itself and flys off into the distance – and you spend the next 30 minutes trying to find where it s gone to.

      This seems to happen quite often with this second hand mini-z that I bought, the nuts simply don t want to stay on even though I tighten them so much that the front wheels don t spin freely. I ve tried the alloy wheel nuts, but on a oem front knuckles with longer than normal pins/axle they simply don t screw in further enough.

      So I m thinking of using some sort of glue that can keep the wheel nut on but can be removed with a hobby knife of some sort when necessary.

      My question is can someone else recommend a glue that can be easily be removed and will keep the nuts on ? I m not going to use super glue for this.

      Thanks !

    • August 11, 2004 at 2:40 pm #54732
      betty.k
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      actually i use super glue for this, works great. either screw the nuts on an put a drop on the protruding axle or get some glue on the nut’s thread, let it dry then screw it on. or you can use “proper” stuff like loctite.:8ball:

    • August 11, 2004 at 4:24 pm #54736
      dgs73
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      I had to do this at work the other day, bloody silver one went flying, and guess what colour the metal shavings, etc. are on the floor here at work? Seriously, did’nt find it for two hours. Had given up on it actually, but it reappeared. betty; Loctite – you’re half right. Ages ago I was pulled up before I used this destructive product on my Xmod knuckles, if you remember. Destroys plastic. Melts it. Better bet, (still Loctite brand); 222 thread lock. Red bottle, works wonders. Just a thought…:smiley2::D

    • August 11, 2004 at 5:16 pm #54738
      PandaBear
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      Superglue should work.

      Or how about replacing the nut with a collar & grubscrew?

    • August 11, 2004 at 5:23 pm #54739
      kevsta
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      Super glue it is. Don’t really want to spend any more money than necessary.

      I’ll give it ago tonight.

      Dgs, lucky you – you can bring your mini-z to work. If I did the same here, I would be seriously frowned upon.

      Thanks for the advise guys.

      Cheers.

    • August 11, 2004 at 6:21 pm #54740
      dgs73
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      iv’e got some 222 coming in this week… Kev; one day i’ll bring you past here after a Sunday arvo run… you’ll be suprised, amused and shocked I think… Panda; what about these flanged nuts i’ve seen about? Would they help these guys?

    • August 11, 2004 at 8:02 pm #54745
      PandaBear
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      Where you’ve got a bearing’d wheel running on a stationary front axle, a flanged nut is the last thing you’d want. The nut unscrews due to friction with the wheel.*

      Flanged nut is good for spreading the force out over the plastic it chews on, that’s all.

      *stationary axle.. wheel falls off LHS first?
      Rotating axle, wheel falls off RHS first?

      Cars with a single wheelnut should have a reverse thread on one side, I forget which. :blush: Will confirm next time I get to drive a Carrera GT. :clown:

    • August 11, 2004 at 8:23 pm #54748
      dgs73
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      oh, ok… just thought i’d make sure…:smiley2:

    • September 9, 2004 at 6:49 pm #55362
      bithed
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      …oops…there goes the ‘flanged nut plan’…i have never had any trouble with flanged nuts, in fact i prefer them…

    • September 9, 2004 at 7:23 pm #55363
      dgs73
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      they did seem a better idea to me too dood…:smiley2:

    • September 9, 2004 at 7:29 pm #55366
      bithed
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      …yeah less sideways wobble…especially on the monster…I have had SOME issues with them self-tightening on stock KYOSHO knuckles but they are good on GPM’s…

      One wonders at the real need to LOCTITE them…sounds like something else needs attention..

    • September 9, 2004 at 7:46 pm #55370
      dgs73
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      some aftermarket knuckles have smaller diameter for the wheel & wheelnut to go onto, hense the looser grip on the shaft. I hope that makes sense…

    • September 9, 2004 at 7:47 pm #55371
      Jay-Z
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      what`s the collar & grub screw set up? are any ausmicro guys (or girls-yeah right)running this combo? ..better yet, anyone got pix of it?

    • September 9, 2004 at 7:55 pm #55374
      dgs73
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      what`s the collar & grub screw set up? are any ausmicro guys (or girls-yeah right)running this combo? ..better yet, anyone got pix of it?

      careful mate, there is one, ever-watchful and ready to squash that attitude… lol you got me lost on this collar/grub combo bit…

      …ok, just read back. Panda mentions it. Would be interesting to try, but how strong wound the collar be?

    • September 11, 2004 at 10:39 pm #55423
      mocky
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      how bout plumbers tape? thats wat i use to use on other rcs.

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