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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