Just a reminder

[Ricoh]

Just a reminder to start the season. I finally got a nice enough and dry enough day to get under my new 3185 to torque things down. All the wheel nuts were ok but 3 just slightly out of spec. Got under the trailer and did the U clamps on the axles. A shocker again. There were 8 loose nuts that I got at least a full turn on but the worst was the 2 that were just finger tight. Please check yours out before towing.

Thanks

Rick

 

[SJH]

That's scary...finger tight! Thanks for the reminder. I do check these a couple times each season. It just occurred to me, as a biker and homebuilt aircraft builder, I have many uses for a threadlocker (Loctite blue mostly) that helps in many situations. I have never thought about using it on the RV nor have I heard of anybody else doing so. Is there a reason a threadlocker should not be used on say, the axle U-bolts?