Anybody use "never seize" on lug nuts?
07-28-2009, 04:58 PM
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Only use a touch of white(lithium)lube for chrome nuts. Not supposed to use ANY lube on studs, throws torque off.
What actually holds nuts tight is the stretch put on the studs by PROPER torquing, just as the correct way to tighten a main cap nut is by bolt stretch,not torque.
Detroit Diesel uses stretch for head bolts.. a machine pulls the bolts 1mm while a worker installs the nuts finger tight, machine releases studs and heads are tight
What actually holds nuts tight is the stretch put on the studs by PROPER torquing, just as the correct way to tighten a main cap nut is by bolt stretch,not torque.
Detroit Diesel uses stretch for head bolts.. a machine pulls the bolts 1mm while a worker installs the nuts finger tight, machine releases studs and heads are tight
07-28-2009, 05:13 PM
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Only use a touch of white(lithium)lube for chrome nuts. Not supposed to use ANY lube on studs, throws torque off.
What actually holds nuts tight is the stretch put on the studs by PROPER torquing, just as the correct way to tighten a main cap nut is by bolt stretch,not torque.
Detroit Diesel uses stretch for head bolts.. a machine pulls the bolts 1mm while a worker installs the nuts finger tight, machine releases studs and heads are tight
What actually holds nuts tight is the stretch put on the studs by PROPER torquing, just as the correct way to tighten a main cap nut is by bolt stretch,not torque.
Detroit Diesel uses stretch for head bolts.. a machine pulls the bolts 1mm while a worker installs the nuts finger tight, machine releases studs and heads are tight
Wheel lugnuts and bolts and how torque is applied are not included in that class.
07-28-2009, 05:38 PM
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always TQ my lugs to 100ft/lb anyways.
and ALWAYS recheck the lugs after driving for about a day. always found them to loosen up a little talking like 3-5 ft/lb but never hurts to check
07-30-2009, 08:00 PM
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Personally, I've always used Permatex Anti-Seize on my wheel studs for the sheer reason that when I have a flat its way easier to remove the lug nuts with the tire iron as opposed to the air tools I use at home. If you like fighting with frozen or stripped out lug nuts late some night by all means just skip this step and have fun...
07-30-2009, 08:16 PM
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Personally, I've always used Permatex Anti-Seize on my wheel studs for the sheer reason that when I have a flat its way easier to remove the lug nuts with the tire iron as opposed to the air tools I use at home. If you like fighting with frozen or stripped out lug nuts late some night by all means just skip this step and have fun...
Anti-seize applied to the threads won't hurt, though.
07-31-2009, 07:59 PM
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We use it on all our race cars. We are taking the nuts off and back on several times a weekend and never have any problems. We check torque on the nuts several times a day though.
FWIW.
Jeff
FWIW.
Jeff