Since we are talking about DeLoreans, I will refer you to the DMC DeLorean Workshop manual #113095, page L:12:01 GENERAL INFORMATION 2. Never use oil or grease on the studs or nuts. Improperly tightened nuts could eventually allow the wheel to come off, while the car is moving, causing loss of control. Here is another reference from the Owners Manual, Page 36, which says the same thing as listed above. ftp://dmcnews.com/pub/ownmanr1.pdf I included the web address of the owners manual on the DMCNEWS website. Respectfully, Scott Mueller 002981 RNDOLA -----Original Message----- From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 6:45 PM To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Re: Glitch #182 Do you have any evidence to back this up? Alloy wheels will weld themselves to hubs, nuts sieze on studs, and I've had the same experience as Rich, replacing an alloy only to not be able to remove it 3 weeks later. All it cost _me_ was two new lug nuts. I habitually use copper grease now, in common with just about every garage in the country. Lubrication on a thread will allow you to achieve the torque the wrench tells you, rather than losing some of it to friction. It will not cause them to come loose. Personally, I use spray-on copper slip which is a solvent-based anti-sieze compound which leaves a thin layer of copper dust in a light grease. Martin Scott Mueller wrote: >If you are thinking about putting "Anti-Seize" or oil on the threads of your >lug nuts, do NOT do it. > >You will end up over torqing the threads or the nuts could loosen on there >own while you are driving. > >LUG NUTS ARE MEANT TO BE TORQUED WHEN THE THREADS ARE DRY. > >Scott Mueller >002981 >RNDOLA > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 62 15:HM/A=1595054/R=0/SIG=124ukap9t/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenatto gy o?YH=3707890&yhad=1595054> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupm ai l/S=:HM/A=1595054/rand=470206351> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=861338950> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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