A Better fix than plastic indicators ?

[threedogs]

I have and use a Kangaroo creek import 12v rattle gun if you could call it that.
I only brought it ,if I had wheel trouble on a track somewhere I'd be able to loosen the nuts myself.
Because of my back it's a bit hard using a wheel brace. any work done on my wheels
I ask them to use those torque ends on the rattle gun. I'd hate to be unable to remove a nut because some clown did them up way too tight.
I find the 12v gun easy to use ,maybe not as good as a 24v cordless but it gets the job done.
Run my alloys all the time now and had no problems, just check them as part of your maintenance routine

[BigRAWesty]

As the blokes have said if you do them up to spec, and a once over when you service you'll be right.
It's the over or under tension that causes issues. But once you've had issues chances are something has been damaged and it will continue.

That's probably the answer to your continued issues fk with that one wheel..
Try a different rim and nuts on the hub. And keep the nut and hubs together as you rotate

[threedogs]

I know on lan,,,lan,,,lan those other 4x4,, they upgrade to the 14mm studs from a 100s
But this was only to stop them snapping not from coming un done.
Maybe being 14mm you can have them tighter

[Bulbous]

If you're really worried about it, you could try locking them with wire the way they do on Aircraft. So if one loosens then it will trey to tighten the next

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[outback]

As kallen suggested sounds like only one rim is giving the issues. Perhaps it is a little "Taxis Durmous", Fk as he said .

Check the stud holes in the rim. Suspect at one point the wheel was badly over tightened as well.

[Robo]

Try New studs and nuts.
If it comes loose again the rims is suspect.

Humm is the shocky on that corner ok?
check bushes and bearings also on the slight chance vibration is also a factor.

[jono6974]

Loctite 243 is medium strength and should definitely do the job. It should prevent a loose nut from unwinding further too.
As for undoing the nuts, if you are using a torque wrench to tighten, you can use it to loosen them too without too much hassle.
Use it sparingly and you should be fine.

[love ke70]

What I have found from alot of experience (dont ask) is that if I torque to 100ft/lb and recheck they are all loose the next day, tighten to 100, loose again the next day.

If i got to about 115, retorque the next day, the problem goes away...

YMMV

[mudnut]

Loctite 243 is medium strength and should definitely do the job. It should prevent a loose nut from unwinding further too.
As for undoing the nuts, if you are using a torque wrench to tighten, you can use it to loosen them too without too much hassle.
Use it sparingly and you should be fine.

In the instruction booklet
the maker of my
torque wrench warned
against using it as
breaker bar.

[love ke70]

consider it as using it as a torque wrench on the left handed thread then