Originally posted by RogerB:
Originally posted by weargle:
If the studs are not load bearing, what keeps the wheel attached to the hub then? The Force?



They exert force on the wheel and the hub face, but it is not the shear-strength of the bolts that support the vehicle. It's the friction between the two surfaces that does that. So, the bolts don't bear the load of the car.





Correction, it is not the studs so much as the stud & nut combination that I was referring to.

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