Re: wheel stud fatigue

["Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt@kumc.edu>]

Eric

Sparingly put some anti-sieze on all of the studs and they will last forever. 
But don't get any on the chamfer surface of the nut or wheel . They need the 
friction to stay tight. I would also recommend reducing the torque about 10-15 
ft-lbs due to the loss of friction you get on the studs and nuts themselves.
Bill Schmidt CS RX7 KC region

>>> "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com> 03/24 3:15 PM >>>
How-dee!!!!

How many times can I expect my wheel studs to withstand being torqued to
the recommended 100 ft/lbs on my Neon?

During the race season I change the tires every weekend which means two
100 ft/lb torquings each weekend.  Sooner or later they've got to fail
with that many torque cycles but I never hear about such things.

See you on course.

Eric Linnhoff in KC
#69DS    TLS #13
'98 Neon R/T
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