Seanz0rz
12-27-2007, 12:13 PM
so ive been taught by my father, uncle, and others to put a small amount of anti-seize on the wheel studs before putting on lug nuts, and tightening them to the specified 81 or 83 ftlbs of torque.
in my research into brake pads and such, ive come across four widely varying opinions on this issue. some say flat out use NOTHING on the threads, and it changes the torque characteristics of the bolt, and can cause stud failure or loss of nuts. others say to use it, but to increase the amount of torque by up to 20% because the anti-seize acts as a lubricant, reducing the friction on the bolt, and could cause it to come loose. . I have seen manufactures and others say to use it but reduce the amount of torque by 20% because the anti-seize acts as a lubricant, reducing the friction that the torque wrench measures. And still others say maintain the same specified amount of torque because each of those reasons somehow equally cancel each other out.
so, whos right? personally i use anti-seize with standard torque.. i recently broke a rear wheel stud, and it was a pain to replace. when i had removed the front wheels last, i had applied anti-seize to those threads, but did not get around to doing it to the rear. I'm pretty sure this is the reason i broke a wheel stud (broken wheel stud was seized in the lug nut) when i removed the wheels to remove the rear axle. when i reinstalled the wheels, i made sure to wire brush the studs, then apply anti-seize.
I have never had any problems using anti-seize, but that doesnt mean its right. until someone else clears this up, i will continue with what has worked for me and others i trust for years. just wanted to see what the veterans and engineers think of this.
in my research into brake pads and such, ive come across four widely varying opinions on this issue. some say flat out use NOTHING on the threads, and it changes the torque characteristics of the bolt, and can cause stud failure or loss of nuts. others say to use it, but to increase the amount of torque by up to 20% because the anti-seize acts as a lubricant, reducing the friction on the bolt, and could cause it to come loose. . I have seen manufactures and others say to use it but reduce the amount of torque by 20% because the anti-seize acts as a lubricant, reducing the friction that the torque wrench measures. And still others say maintain the same specified amount of torque because each of those reasons somehow equally cancel each other out.
so, whos right? personally i use anti-seize with standard torque.. i recently broke a rear wheel stud, and it was a pain to replace. when i had removed the front wheels last, i had applied anti-seize to those threads, but did not get around to doing it to the rear. I'm pretty sure this is the reason i broke a wheel stud (broken wheel stud was seized in the lug nut) when i removed the wheels to remove the rear axle. when i reinstalled the wheels, i made sure to wire brush the studs, then apply anti-seize.
I have never had any problems using anti-seize, but that doesnt mean its right. until someone else clears this up, i will continue with what has worked for me and others i trust for years. just wanted to see what the veterans and engineers think of this.