Anti Sieze on wheels nuts/bolts

[alan pritchard]

this experiment would be useful, but take into account a slightly worn bolt,
this may allow more anti sieze in and effect the torque, this would also
apply for different thread forms.  incidently, i must be a monkey, because i
torque head bolts, and thats about it, everything else i "dog" up to the
torque my arm says is enough!!! hasn't failed me yet.
ps, weve got some anti sieze at work called aqua lube, its blue and sticky,
its designed for salt water use, can be used on bolts, bearings, seals etc
etc, id like to bet it would act as a mild form of threadlocker.
----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Jaworski" <syljay at optonline.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: Re:Anti Sieze on wheels nuts/bolts


> Would the following experiment be valid?
>
> 1. Clean bolt and hole of any residue from anti-seize, oil , etc
> 2. Torque bolt to 85 lbs.
> 3. Mark bolt and wheel with magic marker to show location of torqued bolt.
> 4. Repeat 1 and 2     5 times to establish accuracy.
> 6. Remove bolt, apply anti-seize compound.
> 7. Tighten bolt to within 45 degrees of mark.
> 8. Set, adjust, and use torque wrench to bring bolt and wheel markings in
> line. (setting should be lower than 85 lbs)
> 9. Remove and install bolt 5 times using final torque reading from #8
above
> to establish accuracy.
>
> Divide anti-seize reading by dry reading . .. and you have % correlation
> between dry and anti-seize applications.
> I'm not sure if this percentage would track the same across different bolt
> sizes.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Syl
> 88 5kq
> 90 100q
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