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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pp000830
I came out of the fastener industry where we provided customers with charts that included dry and lubricated torque values for various sizes, threads, and grades (hardness) of fasteners.

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Andy, who produced those charts? Any name?
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[quote=IXLR8;10022244]Normally all torques are "dry" unless otherwise specified. A Porsche Technical Bulletin states otherwise. See attached info.

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http://barnesdistribution.com/pdf/en...ityTopDown.pdf

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Andy, you already posted ^^^ earlier.
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Originally Posted by pp000830
Not sure this is a good idea as the steel nuts are much harder and in contact with the wheel may cause a deformation issue on the mating surface.
This is one of the very few areas where I would use and install the OE solution only.
What a pile of crap
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3 . Composition/information on ingredients
Chemical name CAS no. % EINECS / ELINCS. Classification
Base oil - unspecified
64742-65-0 20% - 50% 265-169-7 Not classified.
Graphite
7782-42-5 10% - 20% 231-955-3 Not classified.
aluminium powder (stabilized)
7429-90-5 10% - 20% 231-072-3 F; R15 R10
Base oil - unspecified
64742-54-7 5% - 10% 265-157-1 Not classified.
Zinc powder - zinc dust (stabilized)
7440-66-6 1% - 5% 231-175-3 N; R50/53
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