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While getting my cheap valve stems replaced today, I noticed the tire shop wasn't too knowledgeable about the torque recommendations. So I intervened to make sure they weren't going too tight. I told ...
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Goostoff wrote:I do and I'm glad to say I've never had an issue with not being able to get a lug nut off. Used correctly anti-seize does just what it says. The warnings against using anti-seize is so you don't overtighten that lug nut using dry settings.
My method is to set my clicker torque wrench to 105 ft lb and I should be able to just budge them before it clicks. an extra 5 lbs isnt going to hurt anything. Proper torque isnt necessarily to keep the wheel from falling off. It is to keep idiots from cranking on them until they grind and to ensure that they are tightened evenly to keep from warping rotors and drums.
On a side note but still related, how many of you anti torque stick folks like to use grease and never seize on your lug nuts?
Like anything else it works if you are aware of how to use it properly.
