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Hi,! Do you have aluminum wheels? My experience has been that they are real "bears", to keep tight!Forest river, for one ,has had a recall on some of their alloy wheels/lug nuts, for just this reason. Barring that, wire brush the inside of the mounting flange on the wheel, and the hub, get 'em REAL clean, torque to specs, and keep it up ! CROW
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2005 Cedar Creek 30RGBS ,2006 Chevy 2500 HD, D/A
Mine stay fairly tight. I torque them before we depart on a trip and then every three days or so when traveling. I seldom get more than one flat of movement on one lug of six per wheel.
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Retired Navy. 2001 Quad Cab 2500 Auto w/4:10 rear end. PRXB Pac Brake. Miller Manufacturing Truck Bed Cover and Rigged to tow a 1995 29' Automate 5th wheel with 1 slide out
Ken, you have the answer in steel. Aluminum does not have the compression strength, nor the "memory" of steel. That is the exact reason aluminum wiring was banned in mobile homes, it would flatten when the screws were tightened, then become loose from normal vibrations. A fire from the heat of electrical resistance, was the usual outcome, the lesser result was higher electric bills.
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2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG 11B5MX,Infantry retired;GS Life member,FMCA" My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
Thanks for the reply. I found out the steel wheels had 9/16 inch holes not allowing the 1/2 inch cone nut to seat properly. I drilled out the holes to 21/32 and put a 60 degree taper to match the cone nut and problem solved.
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