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When installing lug nuts back on wheel - Do they go on dry?

(Assume torqueing them down to proper specs.)

Generally use a bit of anti-seize.

Jay

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Thanks Jay. My son (lives in FL) was told by the Goodyear store to never use anti-seize on them unless over-tightening them. Now this didn't make sense to me. And can't beleive a tire store would ever suggest overtightening mag wheels. After getting a car back from a tire installer that used an air impact wrench with typically over 300 ft.lbs of torque to install the rims - it can be next to impossible to get the wheels off.

I use a little aluminum antiseize. Had a set of rims on a BMW that I could not get off because of overtorqe form Tire shop. Now I ask each shop to torque to 80ftlbs, and actually talk to mechanic doing the work.

Lug nuts have different angles at the compression end. Some are sharper and may split the hole if overtorqued.....

I think you should be torqueing to 14 NM which is about 100 ft.lbs. 80 is 20% below spec.
Don't want those puppies coming off do we [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

stock torque is 96 ft/lbs

aluminum lug nuts are good for about 25 on and offs - after that they begin to lose the ability to hold torque

anti-seize will help prevent the inevitable thread locking that happens when the aluminum nuts reach the end of their life

I'll leave my nuts just the way they are, a thank you.

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<!--quoteo(post=70520:date=Apr 17 2009, 09:01 PM:name=rxter)-->QUOTE (rxter @ Apr 17 2009, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'll leave my nuts just the way they are, a thank you.

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I knew I was treading dangerous waters with the wording I used. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

80ftlbs, then i bring the car home and torque to spec with a sensitive t-wrench.........