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Re: Lub Bolts



>But it may explain why a bolt torqued to 80 lbs/ft may require 100 to break 
>free.  (No more than that, I'd say...)

Yep, a typical momentum hysterisis.

>In an effort to reduce this, I have started using Anti-sieze on my 
>lug bolts.  It seems to work very well in preventing them from 
>locking into the rotors.  I recommend this practice to others; it 
>makes changing wheels a much more pleasant experience, as long as you 
>don't accidentally smear it on your clean clothes.  It doesn't take 
>much, and only needs to be renewed once every two or three times you 
>remove the bolts.

Absolutely. I have forgotten about seazed bolts ever since started doing 
this.

Igor