Is it possible Rich's problem is tapered lug nut seat, not threads? My wheels stick to rotors every time I remove. Have to smack the tire rather convincingly to break loose. Have wondered if whatever formulation of aluminum was used to cast DMC wheels reacts badly with steel. My Lincolns have two different styles of aluminum wheels, covering 5 years of production (white '78 has wheels from a '76 Town Car) and they never stick. Even the cancerous one from salt mines of Kentucky is no trouble in this regard. If problem is indeed nut seat, perhaps something like this might not be bad idea (non serrated, bottom of page): http://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/109/html/3001.html Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > 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 <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=238856909> 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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