RE: Never sieze and wheel studs.

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I know this is probably a dead horse by now. Here is a tip I've
learned about 
> using Never Sieze on wheel studs. 1) NEVER USE this stuff on enclosed
lug 
> nuts. The enclosed nuts have nowhere for the excess lubricant to be
squeezed 
> out. It gets trapped in the end of the nut and therefore not let the
nut to 
> fully tighten to spec.  Simple principle of hydraulics...you cannot
compress 
> a liquid or certain fluids.

I'd agree with you, if you load up the lug nut.  The way I use it (with
enclosed lug nuts) is to put a very small amount on the threads of the
wheel stud.  That way, then you put the lug nut on, the never-seize
works it's way down the stud, not up into the lug.

bs
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