Hey guys, after getting back from Drag Week I was getting ready for Wed night drags and swapping the ET Streets back on. As I pulled one side off, one of the nuts seized on the drive stud and backed the stud out. I figured the nut had been cross threaded so I knew I would have to order another set of studs to replace the bad one. When I got the wheel off I checked the other threads and there was a bit of aluminum from the Weld wheels so I wire brushed them clean and tested the 4 nuts which all spun on easily.
In an attempt to be proacive I decided to check the other side. All 5 came off ok and I wire brushed them to be sure. 4 spun on with no problems but one was a bit slow coming back off and then it seized all together. That allowed/forced me to back that one out and I replaced it with another.
My question finally is, has anyone else had this problem? Does anybody put anything on the studs to keep galling down? I was apprehensive of putting anti-seize on the studs so I'm wondering what, if anything, circle track and other racing groups put on the studs when swapping tires alot?
In an attempt to be proacive I decided to check the other side. All 5 came off ok and I wire brushed them to be sure. 4 spun on with no problems but one was a bit slow coming back off and then it seized all together. That allowed/forced me to back that one out and I replaced it with another.
My question finally is, has anyone else had this problem? Does anybody put anything on the studs to keep galling down? I was apprehensive of putting anti-seize on the studs so I'm wondering what, if anything, circle track and other racing groups put on the studs when swapping tires alot?
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