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Old 15 June 2018, 19:54   #1
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Grease or not

On your boat trailer what grease do you put on the wheel studs or bolts, marine grease, copper grease or something else?
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Don’t put anything on wheel studs !
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I put a very light smear of copperslip on the studs. General wisdom is not to grease wheel studs, but generally wheel studs don't get repeatedly dunked in seawater.
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from a tire fitters website

There is a great deal of argument is whether to lubricate lug threads. Some swear by the use of some form of anti-seize on the threads, whether lithium grease, WD-40, motor oil or Teflon spray. The idea is to prevent rust and make it easier when it comes time to remove the lugs. Others recoil in horror, saying that lubing the threads will iresult in overtorqued nuts, or that the lubrication will cause the nuts to work themselves loose.

Manufacturers, engineers and other industry experts seem to unanimously oppose using lubrication. On the other hand, some customers, DIYers and self-appointed Internet forum experts claim to have used thread lube since the very dawn of time with nary a problem.

My own opinion is more nuanced. I disapprove of lubricating threads in general, unless they are badly rusted. Most lug bolts and lug studs are coated with a substance intended to prevent rust, but certain makes and models seem to be much more vulnerable to rust than others (I’m looking at you, Volvo).

In that case I can see applying a small amount of lubricant to prevent further corrosion, but only after carefully cleaning the rust off the threads with a wire brush. In most cases, however, I would simply ensure that the threads are clean and not bother with lubrication.

If you do apply lubricant, make sure to do so carefully and only to the threads. Never allow any lubricant on the mating surfaces of the nut or the lughole of the wheel.

Much of the “stickiness” brought about by proper torque comes not from the threads but from the contact between mating surfaces. Even a thin film of oil between those surfaces can create a hydraulic barrier, preventing proper torque from being applied. This can also make it easier for the nut to work itself loose.

Either way, it’s always best to get that customer to return in two weeks to check the lug nuts for tightness if any lubricants are used.
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Don’t put anything on wheel studs !
Really?

Ive always put never seez on threads, not on the wheel/stud mating surface though.
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I can’t remember the last time I torqued any wheel nuts
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Silicon grease lightly or PTFE spray check regular never had a problem or getting them off . I was told in Inverness even with dry nuts a wheel should be re-tightened after 200 hundred miles if it's been off OMO
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copaslip for wheel nuts and bolts especially if its getting dipped in the sea anything is better than nothing I generally don't look at stuff until it falls to bits and ive never had any issues getting stuff apart
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I've been using a slight smear of marine grease on my trailer wheel bolts and have done for years. Do the same on cars. Get yourself an extendable wheel ratchet (I carry one in all my cars) as the standard wheel brace is next to useless.

Remember a Volkswagen Polo my wife had years ago that the wheel lugs were absolutely seized. I applied pressure using a ratchet and extension bar and a little puff of rust and unmistakable crack and wheel bolt sheared. Lucking I managed to remove the remaining threaded stud as you can't drill hardened steel on the drive!

Good practice to check torque periodically.
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I put a very light smear of copperslip on the studs. General wisdom is not to grease wheel studs, but generally wheel studs don't get repeatedly dunked in seawater.
Copper grease is a nightmare if you ever overheat a brake drum due to the brakes sticking on, the copper dries out and seems to act as a solder and makes the bolts almost sieze.
I used to run a garage and routinely used to put a dab of copper grease on wheel bolts when servicing. But found if an owner roasted a brake for whatever reason it made the wheel bolts mega tight to get out
Same thing happens if you use it on manifold studs
Far better to use a graphite base like molyslip as40 or straightforward grease

For those that are concerned about wheel nuts falling off or being overtorqued due to lubrication locktite medium strength works well as an anti sieze as it stops corrosion of the threads
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Copper grease is a nightmare if you ever overheat a brake drum due to the brakes sticking on, the copper dries out and seems to act as a solder and makes the bolts almost sieze.
I used to run a garage and routinely used to put a dab of copper grease on wheel bolts when servicing. But found if an owner roasted a brake for whatever reason it made the wheel bolts mega tight to get out
Same thing happens if you use it on manifold studs
Far better to use a graphite base like molyslip as40 or straightforward grease


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Same applies if your pads sieze although i susspect you probably service more often than some of our customers used to so probably not a problem for yourself
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There is a great deal of argument is whether to lubricate lug threads. Some swear by the use of some form of anti-seize on the threads, whether lithium grease, WD-40, motor oil or Teflon spray. The idea is to prevent rust and make it easier when it comes time to remove the lugs. Others recoil in horror, saying that lubing the threads will iresult in overtorqued nuts, or that the lubrication will cause the nuts to work themselves loose.

Manufacturers, engineers and other industry experts seem to unanimously oppose using lubrication. On the other hand, some customers, DIYers and self-appointed Internet forum experts claim to have used thread lube since the very dawn of time with nary a problem.

My own opinion is more nuanced. I disapprove of lubricating threads in general, unless they are badly rusted. Most lug bolts and lug studs are coated with a substance intended to prevent rust, but certain makes and models seem to be much more vulnerable to rust than others (I’m looking at you, Volvo).

In that case I can see applying a small amount of lubricant to prevent further corrosion, but only after carefully cleaning the rust off the threads with a wire brush. In most cases, however, I would simply ensure that the threads are clean and not bother with lubrication.

If you do apply lubricant, make sure to do so carefully and only to the threads. Never allow any lubricant on the mating surfaces of the nut or the lughole of the wheel.

Much of the “stickiness” brought about by proper torque comes not from the threads but from the contact between mating surfaces. Even a thin film of oil between those surfaces can create a hydraulic barrier, preventing proper torque from being applied. This can also make it easier for the nut to work itself loose.

Either way, it’s always best to get that customer to return in two weeks to check the lug nuts for tightness if any lubricants are used.
I absolutely don't share that view, I pretty much always lubricate threads.

Dry threads may be fine if your device never sees water or salt or moisture or any other corrosive substance but my experience is that rarely is the case. The notion that a lubricated thread will come unscrewed more easily in the presence of a lubricant doesn't stand scrutiny.

To prevent corrosion the thread space needs to be filled with something to prevent ingress of the corrosive substance - by definition, tightening a threaded fastener will ensure a helical space down the unloaded side of the thread. If the corrosive agent is a liquid, which it commonly is, capillary action will ensure the space fills. Any light coating on a fastener will soon deteriorate and become worthless. Even well done chromium plating will break down in time. The only exception to this is where the fastener is a bolt fitted into a blind hole and the bolt head forms a permanent seal to the mating surface.

I'm not a lover of copaslip, dissimilar metals together in salt loaded water doesn't make sense to me.

With regard to wheel nuts, I use water resistant grease and if the stud protrudes through the nut I use a second greased nut to seal off the thread.

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I absolutely don't share that view, I pretty much always lubricate threads.

Dry threads may be fine if your device never sees water or salt or moisture or any other corrosive substance but my experience is that rarely is the case. The notion that a lubricated thread will come unscrewed more easily in the presence of a lubricant doesn't stand scrutiny.

To prevent corrosion the thread space needs to be filled with something to prevent ingress of the corrosive substance - by definition, tightening a threaded fastener will ensure a helical space down the unloaded side of the thread. If the corrosive agent is a liquid, which it commonly is, capillary action will ensure the space fills. Any light coating on a fastener will soon deteriorate and become worthless. Even well done chromium plating will break down in time. The only exception to this is where the fastener is a bolt fitted into a blind hole and the bolt head forms a permanent seal to the mating surface.

I'm not a lover of copaslip, dissimilar metals together in salt loaded water doesn't make sense to me.

With regard to wheel nuts, I use water resistant grease and if the stud protrudes through the nut I use a second greased nut to seal off the thread.

I'll climb down off me box now....
Pretty much my thoughts too
Dont know where the idea of using dry threads came from. Whenever you read torque instructions for a cylinder head (the most usual things I'd torque nowadays) it usually states lightly oiled threads and bottom surfaces of head bolts
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Said on the tin when purchased in 1984 "use sparingly" [emoji6]


And I'm still only half way down the tin, that's the Yorkshireman [emoji6]
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And I'm still only half way down the tin, that's the Yorkshireman [emoji6]


Ps, I've still got 2 unopened tins on the shelf, and some "nuclear grade"[emoji106]
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