I was born and raised, and lived in and around Chicago, Illinois for 38 years. I'm well aware of what the rain, snow, and salt do to wheel studs and lugs. When I was in high school, I worked part time at a local service station. Every fall we would put on customers snow tires, and remove them...
Rain exists everywhere. Less in some places, (desert), while more in others, (Midwest rust belt). Wheel studs and nuts are one of the most exposed threaded fasteners in a vehicle. Especially today with the widespread use of alloy wheels and their exposed lugs and studs. Road spray, (both rain /...
Tire shops are the last place to use as an example of what to do. Most employ minimum wage kids who go crazy with air guns. They over torque EVERYTHING because they don't want to be responsible for anything coming loose. If you use anti seize, and REDUCE the applied torque by 25% to 30% over the...
This subject comes up from time to time. And usually when it does, it falls into the same rabbit hole. Perhaps that is because it never seems to be examined from a common sense, practical standpoint. Everyone always seems to be too quick to pull out their engineering manuals. First off, let's...
