Snapped a wheel stud.

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I was doing a front to rear - rear to front wheel rotation to compensate for a minor wheel alignment/outer tyre tread wear imbalance tonight.

A wheel alignment is on the cards very soon.

The rear wheel came off OK, but on the front right one wheel stud was difficult, and when running the nuts up and down the thread to try to clean up the threads it was obvious that the difficult stud will need some surgery.

In the morning I will use my tap and die set to hopefully cure the recalcitrant stud and clean up the internal threads in the nuts.

In the meantime, I fished out my tube of Loctite Nickel Anti-Seize #771 which I would normally use on spark plugs.

I have not used it on wheel studs before but I thought I had better check on the 'net to make sure I was doing the right thing.

Previously, I had just used wheel bearing grease, but the Loctite Nickel product should be good too.

Do you guys put any lubricant on the wheel nuts if you find them dry before putting them back on?

If so, what type/brand do you use?

Thanks

Yep - I use Loctite nickel anti-seize 771. Not the cheapest option out there, but one of the best available. I have had a bottle of it in my shed for ages, and use it on just about everything I work on.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-disc...ml#post2634838

Hopefully, I will be able to save the front wheel stud/nut without snapping or cross threading it(already worse than it is).