Anti-Seize on Lug Studs, yay, or nay?

[MarkD51]

Is such a bad idea, no no to do?

It's something I've never really done in my life, and was wondering if one would then have to worry about lug nuts working loose?

I would imagine one might actually register a slightly higher torque value (meaning if you torqued to 100 ft lbs, it might actually be slightly higher in value by a few ft lbs)
Mark

 

[NathanJax]

No no no no no no no no!!!

 

[MarkD51]

I know there's pro and con on the topic. That it is a complex science, and one might have a tendency to over-stress lugs, and also come away with erroneous torque values.

Some manufactures I understand do suggest anti-seize, and in such cases usually give both dry, and lubed torque values. Never seen such though for non-commercial light duty vehicles

As I said, never did such in all my life, but last year doing a tire rotation on my Hoe, I did snap two studs on the passenger front, and had to replace the studs. And nope, no one has ever monkeyed with my wheels with Impact Guns, have always been torqued by hand with a quality click type torque wrench.

What might have been the culprit, were crap quality Lug Nuts as the cause.

With a new upcoming set of Denali/Yukon Wheels, and all new good quality lugs, I think I will be wise to just stick to carefully cleaning all the studs with a wire brush and that's it.

Down here, we don't see salt on the roads, and I also am in the habit of rotations when they should be performed.

Thanks, Mark

 

[livingez_123]

WD-40 to keep the rust at bay. I have used anti-seize on lugs before, I had a 40' triple axle flatbed that I had to change tires on all the time and the lugs came off and went back on without a struggle. on my dually, they said a drop of engine oil between the nut and built in washer and also on the threads. When you tq to 160ftlb it makes it much easier.
So NJ, why do you say no?

 

[jerryjoe28]

I grew up on a farm and was taught at a young age to use it on ALL lug nuts. ( from cars to tractors) it has been on every ride ive ever ownd and ive never had a problem. but I may have just been lucky

 

[MarkD51]

I myself was a Carman-Mechanic at Amtrak-Chicago for a full 30 years. When I resigned, I was #1 on the roster, and had been for 6 solid years. I've done it all there, you name it, Air Brake, Releasing Trains from Union Station, Carpentry, Overhaul on PM Gangs, Rip Track, and Welding for 15 of those 30 years, Inspection, and accepting brand new rolling stock for the company (from manufacturers Such as Pullman, Amirail, Bombardier, Budd Corp, etc etc) Instruction teaching others, whether 100 degrees out, or -22 below Zero.

And I considered myself one of, if not the most versatile mechanics with 120+ mechanics under me when I quit in 2003, and came to the "Land Of Entrapment".

Every sort of passenger equipment known to man, heritage, Flatbed, Gondolas, Baggage Cars, Sleepers, Diners, and the oldies from every defunct railroad in the nation, the ultra modern high speed trainsets, superliner I and II, Private Owned Cars even worked, and performed tasks with the likes of JPL, and NASA, working trains that carried Presidents, and their families, and Presidential Candidates. Folks like Bill Hillary, and Chelsea, and others like Jimmy Carter, Michael Dukakis, etc. I started there as mechanic in 1973. The Private Car Georgia comes to mind, both Clinton, and Obama rode that Car, as well as Abe Lincoln.

We of course used Anti-Seize, as well as many Threadlockers on many Bolts-Nuts on a daily basis, but of course many of these Nuts were as big as a large man's fist, and larger, some like softballs, and Bolts the size of Hulk Hogan's Arm. Even so, the ever handy Blow Torch, Oxy-Acetelyne was needed to be called into play and heat stuff cherry red, 1" Impact Guns would get those puppies off.

If I do choose to use a Anti-Sieze, I'll use such very very sparingly.
Mark

 

[SunlitComet]

negative ghostrider.

 

[MarkD51]

Seems like the major vote is no! LOL.

I'll just wire brush them then. Will be putting new wheels-tires-lugs soon, and don't wish to do something stupid.

Would hate to see one of those wheels pass me by at 75mph!

 

[95escahoe]

Bad idea, never had any issues

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[Gekko]

i always put anit-seize or oil on the lugs when i change wheels in spring and fall, never had an issue.
they tend to really get stuck when they are dry. since around here they salt the main roads in the winter,
and i practically live on the edge of the atlantic ocean so we get a lot of salt from the sea all year.