[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Man!! I hate it when they use either air guns or the mechanic called Mr
Universe to tighten the wheel bolts!! There's a *reason* there are torque
specs for the various fasteners on our cars! Sheesh! Fortunately I was in
my garage and not along the side of some muddy highway at night!!
Next - should I use Anti-Seize on the lug bolts before I tighten and
"torque" them? There seems to be some metal to metal corrosion on them.
But I seem to recall some controversary about this --
I wipe the threads of the lug bolts over a piece of paraffin before
installing them EACH time I change tires. Never a corrosion problem
since I started doing it 10+ years ago. No other problems either.
Paraffin blocks can be found with canning supplies and economically
purchased in most supermarkets.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
