lug nuts and washers am I missing something

harleynut

harleynut

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Got an email ad from Mikes A Fordable for a sale on lug nuts and washers. I got two As and neither one had washers. Are they supposed to? One of my fellow barners enlighten me.
 
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The function of the conical lug nut washers is to make the clamp-up loads (hoop tension) in the hubs exerted by the lug nuts more uniformly distributed. So these washers have a value other than cosmetic. I recommend you install them.
 
Bob Bidonde said:
The function of the conical lug nut washers is to make the clamp-up loads (hoop tension) in the hubs exerted by the lug nuts more uniformly distributed. So these washers have a value other than cosmetic. I recommend you install them.
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I was taught that the tension is distributed by relieving the load on the wheel and gradually tightening every other lug nut on five lug wheels. I learned this from my father, who was born in 1907 and grew up with the Model T and Model A, and also from my first employer, a man who owned a Ford dealership in the 20s and 30s, and ran a Shell service station, where I worked as a kid. I've never used the washers, but I understand they do offer some benefit in certain circumstances.
 
I use the washers to prevent the holes from getting wallowed out, threads are still higher than the nut so grip is not affected.

John
 
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