Faulty wheels nuts!?

[captainlip]

Ok getting VERY pissed to say the least, every single night I race my front wheels work their way loose and fall off!!! Ive missed winning 4 heats and a 2 finals in various events and tonight failed to finish a final!

I've used threadlock and let dry, I've also threadlocked with wheels on, I've tightened the nuts to the point I physically can't tighten them anymore and yet on carpet they always always work loose!

Wtf is going on? And what can I do? I've ordered core rc serrated nuts to see if it helps, in an attempt to stop destroying rims!

But seriously yet again this is another part that has failed or fails to do it's job, any suggestions from team Durango? Or is this another case of user error bullshit?......highly unlikely!

[OoD1S]

sounds like you have done everything you can. New nuts is about the only answer this does happen on most cars. The B44 is very prone to this happening.

[Dudders]

Are they Nylock?

[leeboy44]

i had a small problem with the fronts, well the left side mostly.

i bought new nuts from durango and ive not had the problem again and ive run my car on grass, carpet, over jumps and all sorts with them.

i do change them after every few times i take the nuts off just incase

not much help there tho sorry

[phil c]

Ive been told by Craig colinson that it's the crush spacers between the bearings that causes the problem . Replace it and should be ok ( apparently )

[captainlip]

Replace the spacers? Why would this need replacing with same parts?

[HyperFX]

I stopped using the TD axle nuts the first time they caused a dnf.
Went to the local hardware store, bought non-serrated low profile nylock nuts, and have had no more problems.
I have had limited luck with the Traxxas serrated alu locknuts as well, but only after removing the serrated part.

[Bozzspeed]

In 6 months of using my DEX410 i have never lost a wheel. (except when I didn't put the wheel nuts on at all, that's another funny story). A mate next to me decided to change his wheel nuts to some red one, cause they matched his body colour. Well his wheel's started to fall off because they weren't serrated.

I have to ask.

Are you using Durango's serrated nuts or non-serrated nuts?

The wheel has to be falling off for a reason. You all so need to start posting some pictures.