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Phisherman wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:31:00 -0400, blueman wrote:

What (if any) lubricant can I use on a screw/nut to keep it from
binding over time? I may not need to loosen the nut for a decade or
more.

The nut is part of the burner assembly on our range so it is
exposed to some heat (but not direct flame). It also gets some
moisture exposure due to the inherent moisture content in Natural gas.


Hugh? The whole idea to use a nut and bolt is to hold good and tight
with some adequate friction to produce a binding. A lubricant
doesn't make sense in this application. Depending on what you have,
sometimes a lock washer is a good idea.

Who's Hugh? Anti-seize compound, which others have suggested, is
definitely the way to go. It isn't a lubricant, it's um, anti-seize.
Correct hardware choice for the application may or may not include a
lockwasher, but that's a separate consideration.