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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I've read of absolutely no instances of nuts/bolts unscrewing because of the use of anti-seize. We used it at the plant where I worked for 40 years, and I've used it on lug nuts for another 30 years. I also read a couple studies that stated that anti-seize will not cause a problem with the friction holding properties of a bolt when it is limited to the threads.
From what I've read they seem to recommend about 10% less torque with anti-seize than with a dry bolt. That equates to about 8-10 ft.lbs. on a car wheel. Consider the fact that most people don't even use a torque wrench when tightening their lug nuts. It's very unlikely that those lug nuts get tightened to spec when someone changes a tire, so a 10% change in torque specs really are pretty minimal. I mean my wheels on my toyhauler call for 100-110 ft.lbs. That's the difference between lubed studs and non-lubed. So it really comes down to a non-issue.
Okay, I'm done. LOL
From what I've read they seem to recommend about 10% less torque with anti-seize than with a dry bolt. That equates to about 8-10 ft.lbs. on a car wheel. Consider the fact that most people don't even use a torque wrench when tightening their lug nuts. It's very unlikely that those lug nuts get tightened to spec when someone changes a tire, so a 10% change in torque specs really are pretty minimal. I mean my wheels on my toyhauler call for 100-110 ft.lbs. That's the difference between lubed studs and non-lubed. So it really comes down to a non-issue.
Okay, I'm done. LOL
