[Vwdiesel] Wheel Bolt Antiseize?

[Roger Brown]

Val Christian wrote:
> Why not on wheel bolts?  I use it there as well.  Never had a lug that I 
> couldn't get off with it, as a result.  Knock on wood, but I haven't had 
> to change many tires on the road.  
> 
> Never had a lug get loose with NS on it.
> 
> The only problem with it on wheel lugs is the silver haze that forms 
> around lugs on black rims.
> 
> Val

I use AS on wheel bolts/nuts as well.  Never had one work loose and also never had trouble 
removing one.  On un-lubed wheel fasteners, I've seen threads strip or have to resort to 
extreme measures to get a bolt/nut off at times.  I like the way they torque down smoother 
when lightly lubed than when dry.  I use very little lube, usually only one small dab per 
fastener and usually only when that part is first used.  I also find that w/ aluminum 
wheels, a little AS on the conical seat of the wheel helps keep the lug nut/bolt from 
digging into the softer metal.

-- 
    Roger