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Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:51:27
In Reply to: Self-loosening lug bolts? (long), ELaw 
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, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:39:07
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Take the lugs off and thoroughly clean them to get ALL the old anti-seize off. I use a wire wheel on my bench grinder. Maybe get some solvent on them, too--something to cut the grease. I clean mine every other time they are out.
Now get a skinny wire brush for your drill that will fit in the bolt holes and clean them out. Maybe with a little solvent.
With everything clean, put them together dry, torque to 85 pounds and see what happens. Drive and check torque daily to see when and if they start to loosen.
I've been putting anti-seize on lugs for years and the only time I've had something come really loose is when I don't tighten enough, ALTHOUGH... I have noticed that some lugs are usually easier to remove than others, even though I've torqued them to the same spec.
It would seem to me that if one comes loose and the car is driven fairly hard, the others could loosen up as well due to added stress. Just thinkin'...
Posts in this Thread:
- Self-loosening lug bolts? (long), ELaw , Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:39:07
- Final update, ELaw , Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:37:40
- Re: Self-loosening lug bolts? (long), Dale, Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:43:42
- Update (sort of), ELaw , Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:40:45
- Go back to the beginning., Noel, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:51:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Self-loosening lug bolts? (long), DickT , Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:38:36
- Low Stength Loctite?, marvinstockman, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:29:56
- damaged?, dref, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:55:55
- Re: damaged?, ELaw , Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:33:48
- regrinding wheels Cones??, dref, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:58:49
- Damaged? Check WHEELS, closely., RayF, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:53:56
- Torque for "wet" vs. "dry" fasteners, Bill Homer
, Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:24:54
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