Thread: How many turns on a wheel nut?
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Old 15-10-2008, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by lead_foot
The nut needs to be screwed on the stud at least the diameter of the stud + half the diameter of the stud to equal strength of the stud.
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in the case of a M12x1.5 thread this equals 12 TURNS

THIS IS A STANDARD INDUSTRY MINIMUM REQUIREMENT...........
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