"W8LNA" wrote in message
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kd5sak wrote:
"Bill Turner" wrote in message
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Nonsense.

Properly crimped, the wire will break before the crimp "works loose".

Your tire has multiple lug nuts to spread the stress, not because a
smaller number will "work loose".

73, Bill W6WRT


Guess that's right, let's see now. Formula ! car wheels just have one
big
lug nut, don't they?

Yes, and six drive pegs
http://www.f1-country.com/f1-enginee.../wheelrim.html

so the nut only holds the wheel to the hub and doesn't take the stresses
of propelling the car.
W8LNA

On street wheels the nuts do support torque, but not like a single central
one would (like the formula 1 without the pegs). The holes in the wheel are
tapered, the nut seats on the taper and the lug shaft (threaded lug) does
not contact the wheel hole. The torque is transferred by radial forces on
the nuts. (pardon any unintended pun)
73, Steve, K9DCI