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Message started by DrunkenDwarf on 10/10/12 at 13:39:03

Title: Tire changing question
Post by DrunkenDwarf on 10/10/12 at 13:39:03

I've got the wheels off and I'm going to have a co-worker help with the tire installation. My question is regarding the wheel installation.

I remember reading on this forum a long time ago that all nuts/bolts should go in 'wet'. Either locktite, anti-seize, or oil should be on the threads. Is that true? Is that applicable for the handful that I had to remove for this job?

Items in question:
belt guard bolts (front, upper, and lower)
belt tension bolts
rear axle
shock mounting bolts
front axle
front pinch bolt
caliper mounting bolts

Second part - Do I need to grease anything when re-assembling? spacers, axles, etc? I didn't see anything called out in Clymers. What type of grease to use?

Thanks for the help.

-D. Dwarf

Title: Re: Tire changing question
Post by verslagen1 on 10/10/12 at 14:14:33

Yes... and no.

Steel bolts screwed into aluminum housings need a little anti seize to prevent galvanic corrosion, especially on the header bolts.

anti sieze is that type of grease that's a poor lubricant but a good surface protector.

some bolts require to be torqued lubricated and the torque required usually is lower then dry torques. So I wouldn't go nuts on the anti seize on everything. I only know of the head nuts and header bolts needing lube while installing. So I would tend not to apply it unless specifically stated.

Title: Re: Tire changing question
Post by WD on 10/11/12 at 07:04:48

Go ahead and lightly grease the axle shafts, they don't need it but they will be easier to insert. Any type of grease is fine, even vaseline. As for the others, you can grease the shock bolts where the shock eyes mount, but don't get any in the threads. You can grease the belt guard bolts, they aren't under any critical load bearing stresses, but they don't really need it. Adjuster bolts? Do not grease. Front pinch bolt and caliper bolts I'd use anti-sieze, sparingly.

Title: Re: Tire changing question
Post by runwyrlph on 10/12/12 at 09:22:58

4754100 wrote:

Front pinch bolt and caliper bolts I'd use anti-sieze, sparingly.

I like to put a little on things I might want to take apart again someday - especially in rust-prone areas 'sparingly" is probably the key word