[FC] anti-seize or loc-tite?

[Bryan Blackwell]

It sounds like you're planning about what I do.  Blue Locktite will keep bolts in place, but you can break it loose easily with hand tools.  If you torque the bolts and use it, you really shouldn't need to worry about the paint being a problem, the bolt heads will just dig through the paint.

I put anti-sieze on everything else.  Lock washers generally go under the nuts.  I can't recall the exact reason, but I'm pretty sure that's the intended way to use them.

--Bryan

On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:05 PM, Andrew Sego wrote:

> For the threads that get slotted-head hex nuts, like ball joint studs and tie rod ends, I'm planning on using antiseize. For the bolts that hold the new ball joints into the A-arms, I'm thinking about using Loc-Tite, probably blue. My concern is that the paint (2K) will eventually shrink or wear off and the joints will be loose in the arms. With Loc-Tite, I won't be able to snug them back up later. The bolts in the end of the control arm shafts will get anti-seize, since they need to be installed before the unit goes in the truck, but will have to be torqued down after the wheels are on the ground. Would I be better off without either on the bolt threads?
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> Split lockwashers?
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> In areas where the new ball joints are bolted to the A arms, should the lockwashers be under the bolt heads, or under the nuts? Does it even matter?