Winter is coming....a wheel thread
 

So its time to put on my winter wheels, I had thought about using a lubricant for the wheel nuts, but after some research maybe not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ndeXiZUeM


Worth a watch on the damage you can do with the wrong torque.

Absolutely!

Unless something is specified, nuts should be torqued with dry threads. I always use brake cleaner to clean threads before re-installing

Now, how about no copper grease anywhere near brakes ...

There is, however, something to be said for applying a little grease to the wheels before re-fitting. I have had two instances where it was impossible to remove a (flat tyre) wheel because the alloys had become stuck. The RAC had to be called. A crow bar and a strong kick finally freed the wheel.

A sparing a month of copper anti seize and a standard ratchet or wheel wrench and you will not get anywhere near enough torque to damage a wheel stud or a crack a wheel.

Just dont use both legs of a spider or an extended wrench/ breaker bar, thats for taking wheels off. The only car Ive had with snapped studs was one without anti-seize, but had been to the tyre shop 5 times, they damaged them by applying too much torque to remove them.

The mating face of the wheel and disc centre hub is also a great place for a thin coat as well, as alloys get corroded onto the iron.

very interesting wont use this again oops