I put a set of wheels with threaded spinners on my car this morning and I have a question about the spinners. The spinners are mounted with a threaded adapter and there's a very small set screw to lock the spinner on. The set screw is about 3mm-4mm in diameter and the manufacturer recommends using blue Loctite to secure them. The adapter has an o-ring that's supposed to hold it securely in the center of the wheel, but it will not keep it from rotating. The manufacturer also recommends using anti-seize on the spinner threads. The original release of the spinners shipped with a pair of Left hand and Right hand threads, they now come with Right hand thread only. I'm not crazy about the set screws simply because the small Allen head could easily strip out if Loctite is used. Also the threaded adapter could spin while trying to remove the spinner, especially after a long period of time. I think the adapter should be installed with a little non-hardening gasket sealer to keep it from spinning during removal. I did install the spinners with anti-seize. The Right-hand and Left-hand threads seems like a good idea but I guess it's not necessary to keep the spinners from loosening. Does anyone out there have any experience with these type of spinners, got any suggestions on installation?
I drove an off topic car as transportation to work for almost 4 years and had a set of Daytons on it, they had standard and reverse thread knock offs, with the reversed threads on the passenger side. They never came loose in this arrangement and I used grease on the threads not anti seize. In this instance I don't see why you couldn't drill a few tiny holes in the spinner arm ends and a hole or two in the wheel ribs and run safety wire, it would look the part on your car. There is a thread on safety wire going as I type this. I wouldnt trust a small set screw to keep the passenger side spinners tight.
I believe he meant the hex part, tiny allen screws have a tendency to round off internally if one gets really stuck.
I used stainless set screws with teflon tips didn't want to mash my threads they have not fell off yet
I found that a wrap or two of electrical tape on the oring location helped snug that spinner mount into the wheel (helped a ton). Did not use any loctite on the set screw. Used a liberal amount of antiseize on the spinner threads. AND do not get carried away setting the spinner (rubber mallet and not a lead one). Remember the set up is decorative only. Put thousands of miles on them and switched them around on a few vehicles with no issues. HINT: remember the set screw before you start to tap the spinner off.
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