I don't use anti-seize on lug bolts, but I ALWAYS use a torqye wrench. I will NOT take a car to a tire shop. I remove the wheels here, and take them to the shop.
A buddy of mine got a 560SEL with recently replaced brakes. When he went to get new tires, 5 lug bolts broke trying to get them off. He had to drill all of them out. On 3/31/06, James Jetton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will never install a lug bolt without anti-seize and a torque wrench. The > previous owner had new tires installed before I picked up the car, however, > he had them installed at a truck tire center. Yep, they used the big impact > wrench. I used my own impact wrench to try and get them off, no luck. I > twisted off 2 bolts before taking it to a trusted tire center. They called > me after twisting off the first bolt, I told them to go ahead and give the > others a shot. At this point I had no other options. The other 3 broke off > as well. After grinding and drilling 5 lug bolts, buying the Dr. Booth > recommended lug bolts (replacement for OEM), I have wheels that I can get off > as needed. > > > James Jetton > > 1987 300SDL 139k -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, Rattled '87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car '81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car '78 450SLC 67K, brown car '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
