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Old 05-27-2005, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Stylianos
Upon further pondering, I don't know if this is correct. The material accepts said force, then what happens, it just disappears? Another suspicion is that the material will transfer its 'internal' torque to the lugs. So depending on the elastic properties of the material, it could just be a time difference. Softer material will take longer to deform, then transfer, and vise versa. I'll get to the bottom of this. Yes, I'm neurotic.
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Steve, as long as you don't let Emery torque your lug nuts you'll be ok.
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