Rip

I understand the need to loctite the screw in types of wheel studs, and I searched but is there any beenfit or reassurance to use loctite on pressed in studs.

I picked up a set of arp studs and was wondering when reinstalling the studs should I use some loctite? If so which?

There's the 271 red that says to use with wheel studs, and then I searched and saw mention of a blue that I beleive is stronger, one of the replies said that it had a shear strength of 4000psi. I have no idea what the red has or if its even really nessicary.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
rip

razorback

if its press in i see no reason to use loctite. if you have the lug nuts in AND your studs come out you have alot bigger proglems. so im going to go with no. (i didnt with mine if that makes you feel better)

Rip

thanks, eh figure why not a bottle of loctite isn't expensive, might as well, i mean it can't hurt, even though it might not help a lot.

thanks again
Rip

Cheers!

You dno't need to loctite it.
It's knurled already. Here is a tip installing them. Use an old lug nut. Screw it onto the first 4 threads of your old stud. Smash the old lug nut with a nice big hammer to get the lug out.

Then use an old open ended lug nut with a washer. Tighten the lug nut with the washer inbetween. Using a lug nut to pull your stud through ensures you pull the stud orthogonal to the face of the hub.

Rip

orthogonal eh? some one must be taking calc III

thanks, yea I get that i don't have to, but think it would be bad to do it? I'll probably do it unless someone tells me it's a bad idea.

the red stuff releases at 450F so how hot does the brakes get? Figure if operating temps are hotter than that well then it definatly wouldn't be worth it but as is I don't think that the ARP bolt will go bad so I don't plan on replacing them.

thanks

Cheers!

the studs are on an interference fit, so that is teh reason why you don't need loctite. An inteference fit is stronger than any loctite you can imagine.

RETed

Not necessary...

Even if you do Loctite the fasteners, brakes can hit temps of over 700F under the right conditions.
The Loctite will easily melt at those temps.


-Ted

Rip

sounds good thanks, that what i needed