Lug Bolt Lube?

Mark L. Chang mchang at ee.washington.edu
Mon Apr 9 15:17:10 EDT 2001


How about a little WD-40 on the bolt? Keeps it lubed on the way in but
dries out later.

On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Robert Myers wrote:

> lug bolt.  The bolt was THAT tight!  The bolts were properly torqued
> when installed last fall - I did them myself.  I realize that it would
> be embarrassing (to say the least) to have a wheel fall off because a
> lug bolt worked itself loose.  That's why I'm a bit hesitant to use
> any form of lubrication on the lug bolts.  That said, is there a
> "proper" lubricant for such use?  Or should I just leave 'em dry and
> possibly break another socket next time?


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