E M wrote: > Thanks Peter, > This wheel was by no way torqued correctly!! I had to put a 3 foot piece of > pipe on the wrench to get the bolts out!! Wonder the rotors didnt look like > salad bowls, but them seem ok. I always do the back of the rotor where it > meets the hug too. > > Ed > 300E > > On 19/08/07, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A very light coating of ant-iseize will work. I also put a very thin >> layer of anti-seize on the face of the hub when installing a new rotor, >> too. >> >> However, I've never seen a stuck alloy wheel with correctly torqued lug >> bolts. either. >> >> Peter
The surface that must NOT be lubricated is the wheel's lug seat and the surface of the lug bolt that mates with it. I routinely (for about 25 years) used paraffin wax wiped onto the lug threads and that has NEVER allowed the the lugs to seize even when a gorilla over tightens them. Never had one spontaneously come loose either when properly torqued. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
