Stainless Steel Lug Nuts----Don't Use Them!
Some of you may remember an earlier post of mine where I had galled all the lug bolts on my 5th wheel. After a month of many problems I won't bore you with, we solved the problem. Turns out, about...
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Why all the discussion? Just avoid using Stainless lug nuts, Like the OP advises. Makes sense to me.
And I happen to agree with him. Dis-similar metals are usually a problem in these types of torquing applications.
Anti Seize will tend to promote bolt/stud stretching due to added lubricity. Usually if a bolt stretches, it will not come up to torque. But sometimes the nut will come up to torque spec. But the bolt can fatigue over time, and THEN the bolt can stretch, without warning. That is until your studs break or the nuts loosen or fall off as you go down the road.
Personally I don't use it on smaller lug studs. Figure if a lug nut gets rusted on, I would rather break the stud and replace it with new. A little bit of a chore. But not that hard, really.
And I happen to agree with him. Dis-similar metals are usually a problem in these types of torquing applications.
Anti Seize will tend to promote bolt/stud stretching due to added lubricity. Usually if a bolt stretches, it will not come up to torque. But sometimes the nut will come up to torque spec. But the bolt can fatigue over time, and THEN the bolt can stretch, without warning. That is until your studs break or the nuts loosen or fall off as you go down the road.
Personally I don't use it on smaller lug studs. Figure if a lug nut gets rusted on, I would rather break the stud and replace it with new. A little bit of a chore. But not that hard, really.
