Anti-Seize where and when to use it

Ok tell me about anti-seize the do's and don'ts
thanks Dave

 

High Temp Anti-Sieze works real well on exhaust pipes.
Stops them from rusting together.

 

I always use it when working with stainless or aluminum. I use it on lug nuts but never get it on the shoulder that goes against the wheel.

 

I use it on...
the back of disc brake pads -- prevents squeaks
wheel stud threads
exhaust bolts, studs, nuts, etc
any place two parts prone to galling are torqued (the lug nuts on your 911 wheel for example)
spark plugs in an aluminum head (well away from end, very little)

A little bit of anti-seize goes a long way.

 

I always put some on my brake rotors also, where it seats up against the hub so you can get them off without the use of a BFH.

 

Nut and bolts, especially chrome nuts and bolts.

 

Lug nutz, spark plug threads in an aluminum head, any ch***is parts, all stainless parts.

 

pretty much anything where two different types of metal meet. Spark plugs in aluminum heads, on stainless fasteners, exhaust bolts...

 

Don't use it as engine ***embly lube...........

 

Tef Gel was made by NASA and apparently they had a huge supply of it in a storage locker and someone forgot to make the monthly payment, a guy bought the storage contents at an auction and here we have one of the greatest goos on earth. just a dab on the tip and a bit on the shoulder where a dissimilar metals touch or p*** through.

 

Makes a pretty good sandwich spread

 

Every repair book I've looked at says NOT to use it on sparkplugs. I have never listened, especially with aluminum heads. Always on Stainless. I use never seize on every fastener I don't use Loc***e.

 

use on any bolt or nut you want to take off again or is prone to rust. exhaust bolts. head bolts you get a more acurate toqure reading.

 

If you use it on a bolt that is to be torqued you must reduce the torque value by 15% as it is a better lube then anything, at least that is what they told me when I was building paper machines.

 

From what I have been told...Anti-sieze is VERY,VERY small tiny "particles" of gl*** suspended in a lubricant, and when you put two items together is is lubricated by the "lube" the gl*** particles are in, and after time when you go to dis-***emble the two items (if they are "stuck" together)the small particles of gl*** "break" thus allowing the items to come apart. Like I said this is what was told" to me and it makes sense, but doesn't mean it is accurate?? I use it EVERYDAY at work, and it is slippery and a LITTLE goes a LOOOOONG way....

 

I've used it on the inside rim of other peoples ball caps and the receiver on telephones. Don't know why people don't like to turn their backs to me.

 

I like the Nickel based variety; it has no Sulfur which is bad for stainless at high temps. Use it on most everything that is fine thread, high torque or prone to gall.

Also makes a great office door knob lube. Don't ask me how I know these things, Gr***hopper.

 

I've always heard it is a no-no on wheel lugs.

 

If antiseize is used ,torque on that fastner should be reduced by 50%

 

I use it on the aluminum threads of light bulbs, they come out much easier.

 

that's the one place I ALWAYS use it. Have logged 100's of thousands of miles w/o a problem.......joe

 

Good for carb gaskets too. Ever s****ed stuck gaskets on a Holley 4 barrel? Chapstick works good too - old drag strip trick. I believe the old Neversieze had lead in it.

 

The stuff i am using is copper color. I am using it on all the SS on the frame and on the trans to eng bolts (SS) Well most of the botls on the eng are SS now like water pump bolts and alt bolts and that type of stuff. Is that good or bad and should i buy the silver stuff?

 

i use it on bolt shanks and some threads for some of the rotor head components..oh wait youre asking for car applications not chinooks right??? ummmm exhaust manifold hardware....hell anywhere that is prone to seize up......wouldnt suggest it on lug nuts though lol..but i use it on exhaust hardware mainly.....

 

I've used small amounts on lugnuts for years, never had a problem. The guys that say to lower torque value by a percentage, have you read this in manufacture's literature? I'm sure it's correct, would just like to read it myself. I saw a boss's son that knew everything put neversieze on a tapered pulley sleeve. He wouldn't believe me it should be dry. When he tightened the taper on the shaft it split the pulley.

 

Observations on some things in this thread-

Lowering torque values is a no-no since you should have some form of lubricant on the threads anyway. Anti seize should not alter torque unless you're doing it wrong to start with.

Spark plugs- ALWAYS in aluminum heads. But be careful slopping it onto the portion of the plug where it's inside the chamber. It will encourage detonation and do weird things if allowed onto the electrode.

Trivia- did you know some super high temp applications use milk of magnesia as anti-seize?

 

Thats a good away to get someone hurt.

 

Like No55mad said a THIN film wiped onto a gasket allows the gasket to come loose without it tearin' apart. (cork valve cover gaskets)
I heard that anti sieze was developed for the Navy as a sealer against water. Oils thin it and heat thickens it.
I use alittle Anti seize alot on bolt threads. Also Permatex High Performance Thread Sealer. (the white stuff in white tube)
It just about always it ends up on my fingers,shirt tail,pants, and then shop rag then from rag back to fingers and so the cycle starts again...
Smokey

 

Contrary to some directions from certain areas of California....never,never,never near an *** crack

 

Not even funny how dumb this response is... absolutely incorrect...