Lug Bolt Lube

[Luke Rickert]

I decided to see what my mechanical engineering handbook has to say about
this topic, if you would like to have the same preload in the bolt with
anti-seize as a dry you need only about 60% of the torque. This is a
rough estimate, but it should at least suggest that there is a risk of
doing damage if you use the same or higher torque as with dry bolts.
(Naturally this depends on how the torque specs were developed which is
too involved to get into) This friction factor also works for the other
extreme, if you bolts are all gunked up, the standard torque might not
result in sufficient preload. A properly loaded bolt should not loosen
or otherwise cause problems, but never the less, I would suggest putting
the anti-seize on the hub and leaving the bolts alone aside from making
sure they are clean.

Luke Rickert
www.engr.orst.edu/~rickert

Remember: There is nothing more dangerous than stupid people with power.