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Help.
I recently put a new rim (DT Swiss R460) on my Hope Pro 2 EVO front disc hub and laced it 32 spoke 3 cross. This was my 8th wheel, the other 7 ran great until retired or are still in use. This wheel was tensioned, trued and stress-relieved numerous times by grabbing side-by-side parallel sets of spokes and squeezing forcefully. During the build I had lubed the spoke threads with oil and I built the wheel so the disc side tension was ca 21 on the Park Tool meter and the drive side ca 16 (from memory). The wheel ran nice and true and was well dished.
It has now done ca 500 miles and the spokes retensioned after ca 100 miles. Today I went to ride it and found some non-drive side spokes very loose - could turn the nipples by hand - yet the wheel ran true. How can I stop this loosening? If I add much more tension than I had at the initial build I'll exceed the DT Swiss max recommended tension. Is this maximum tension on any side or the average, ie the non-drive side is much lower so does this mean the drive-side tension can safely exceed the maximum.
Can I use thread locker if the spoke threads were lubed at the build, I suspect not. But if so which is recommended?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.