David,
Thank you for your insight and explanation of clamping load. I totally agree that it is the clamping load applied by the threads that keeps the wheel on.
I agree with your statement,
“If the nut is properly tightened, then it is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for the wheel and the nut to move at different angular velocities”. But, what if they are not
properly tightened? What if the knockoff becomes loose? Wouldn’t the “self-tightening” element of RHT or LHT play a part in keeping the knockoff on?
Now I'm out of salt......
