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Originally Posted by 3kushn
I feel the same way about anti-seize but if we're to be anal about torque, the torque value should be lowered, since the studs are now lubricated.
How much lower??? Depends on the "K" factor of the A-S.
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You’re right. This has been analyzed a lot and it’s not always a straight forward formula. Depends on several factors including thread size, material, lube, length of bolt, etc. Somewhere in one of the forums there’s a long thread on the subject of 4R lug nuts.
Lubed threads without lower torque values will stretch threads or break bolts. In an aerospace application I saw this happen with lubed titanium bolts. The overtorqued bolt broke and sounded like gunshot in a quiet lab. Shorts were laundered afterward.
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