Antisieze on lug nuts
09-14-2019 | 10:13 AM
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So I saw this thread pop up. Got an Audi Q7 with the same lugs as the Porsche. I have the Audi service manual which has the same recommendations as the Porsche. So decided to take off the wheels to do the lugs on it and the Porsche. Been over a year since had the wheels off the Audi. And guess what...
snapped Ed one of the lug bolts in half. It was frozen/rusted in the hub. Took it to the tire shop and the got it out. Asked them about the paste and they said never. They have had meetings and experts come in and they all recommend against it. But from now on, I’m a paste guy.
snapped Ed one of the lug bolts in half. It was frozen/rusted in the hub. Took it to the tire shop and the got it out. Asked them about the paste and they said never. They have had meetings and experts come in and they all recommend against it. But from now on, I’m a paste guy.
09-15-2019 | 10:29 PM
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If the sole (design) force to keeping the wheel attached to the hub is bolt stretch, and that is being set by fastener torque setting, minimizing all other influences (e.g., friction; or least keeping them consistent to be able to compensate for them) might be a good goal. "Clean/dry" contact areas might be a reproducible event at each wheel mounting but perhaps less so compared to using an anti-seize compound.
Last edited by jchapura; 09-16-2019 at 07:25 PM.