[chittychittybangbang]

Thank you for bringing that up. You are correct, the specs in the factory service manual are for dry lug bolts/nuts. However, not using anti-seize will cause seized lug bolts.

Everything on this site is opinion only and I try to add disclaimers or notes where it's needed. I can add a note there to add this information so that people are aware of it, but I still suggest using anti-seize on lugs.

There are plenty of garages which use impact wrenches to over tighten lugs way beyond what is reasonable and it's unusual to break off a lug. I'm not saying that it's okay to overtighten fasteners because it's not, just that my personal opinon is that slightly overtighened with anti-sieze is better than too loose or a seized bolt because it's the lesser of many evils and I've had to deal with many seized lugs. Of course, properly tightened fasteners are best. Then there are other issues like inaccurate torque wrenches which throw another problem in there. I will add a note there to clarify it, thanks again!

 

[chittychittybangbang]

Edited the article and included a disclaimer: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q_how_to/multi/mechanics%20tips.htm

I am writing a basic guide for buying a torque wrench and basic torquing tips and I forgot that I cut a lot out of the mechanics tips article, I added back some tips. The torque wrench article has been a work in progress for a while. It is not up yet because I need to do a lot more research. I am not an engineer so I'm sure there'll be plenty of edits even after the article goes live!

I know that a lot of people buy cheap torque wrenches, they may work fine but I don't recommend them because they may lose accuracy with use or not even be accurate at all. There are also a few different types of torque wrenches and brands, hopefully this upcoming article will help give beginners a good view of what to look for.