My wife calls this Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), I have no idea what that means. But today I put new front brake pads on, replaced the rotors (the originals were disgustingly rusted), and put on a new serpentine belt.

Well, like always, as long as I am underneath the vehicle, I reach over to my high temp lithium grease and coat every frigging exposed bolt thread that I see. I know some idiot (that be me) is sooner or later is going to have to unscrew that bolt. I was like even surprised that the new Rancho Shocks that were just replaced a couple of months ago was already starting to rust.

So I just have to ask, am I the only noob backyard mechanic that does this?

 

i put anti-sieze on every bolt that goes into the truck but i dont go after them without having taken the bolt out, putting it on exposed threads that are not being put in does nothing except consume grease

 

I also anti-sieze everything too. Its called a men thing. Also if I start on something, I can't just stop there. I just keep going.

 

Yeah, I use anti-seize to, something I picked up from my father who has been a diesel tech since he was 16 (I know you can't get a degree at 16 but he has been doing servicing since he was 11). It makes periodic maintenance so much easier especially when you DIY.

 

Agreed, its a man thing.. i also have been told by the wife that im OCD with the truck... when i comes to the truck it only gets the best but, of course the family does too..

 

Well of course you have to remember that some bolts need Lok-Tite so you would NOT use anti-seize on those or anything else. But yes, it's a man thing.........

 

No, but I should. I usually skipped adding anything to the bolts.... I always assumed anti-seize was some marketing garbage that really didn't work well or ended up allowing the bolts to work their way back off of there. That being said, they got a shot of PB Blaster either way...

I do have a massive cheater bar though.. few bolts can resist a huge cheater bar and then the added weight of a fat guy behind it... that's in intimidating force indeed, lol.

Much to the squirmy-ness of my wife and dad, even with my hernia that I'll be getting fixed in a month or so, I could still work on my D, with this cheater bar - almost no effort was needed to break bolts loose. Ahhhhh, the advantages of leverage, along with a knowledge of how to tap and die stuff if I do break it... unless it's something that attaches to the engine block or has anything to do with a manifold - then I'm much more cautious.

See what you've done? You've made yet another fanatic - because, yes I might well start using it, and of course, I will be OCD about it.

 

Anti-seize and blue locktite (used independantly of course!) are your best friends when it comes to vehicle maintenance. Sure makes things a heck of a lot easier to get apart the second (and third, fourth.....) time you take it apart!

Bob

 

it's what I alway's use...!

 

Lok-Tite is a great product and yes it works well, but you only use it on certain bolts, and again, when you use it you do NOT use anti-seize and the bolt must be clean of oils.