Then you could treat yourself to a nice soothing nail bed treament with the excess.
Seriously though, I do cringe at having to stand and jump on the wrench to bust loose lugs. There is that split second when you hear the crack and feel it give way and you don't know whether it's loosened or you've broken something. Then you inspect and find shavings. Brian On 3/31/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [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 > -- > 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) > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
