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Default Do you use 3/4 inch drive sockets for light home use purposes

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:55:33 -0400
"Stormin Mormon" wrote:

Hmm. I've been greasing wheel lugs for about 30 years.
Havn't had a properly snugged lugnut come loose, yet. I do
have some copper based antisieze, though.


Might as well pile on too...

I've been using ~30wt motor oil for about 30 years, haven't had any
troubles with lug-nuts coming loose. Use a large T or X wrench to
torque them down. As a teenager I found out that you never really know
how tight they are using an impact wrench...

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