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If lug bolts get loose and a wheel comes off, it can kill us but that does not mean we all should use locktite on the bolts... the hub nut does not require it either. We just need to do proper preparation and execution meant by design.
I'm not convinced that the loosened axle issue is all due to non-use of locktite, that all... there are other root causes, and I would not call it a mistake to use it either, to me it is more like a belt and a suspender.
When the factory does not use locktite, their torque spec is based on dry components without it, obviously, so use of locktite acting as lube before it cures could cause more compressive force when torqued to the same spec., probably not a bad thing but not exactly what designed for.
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