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Originally Posted by bolomiester
An impact wrench worked on all but 1. It was a little scary as a few of them took many seconds before they broke loose. Surprisingly the last hold out only surrendered to a solid 4 foot breaker bar my friend made for use on something on an original VW beetle years ago. He couldn't remember the part he made it for but it took a lot of torque to remove it. Anyway, with the 4 foot bar it came right out.
I put 'em back with anti-seize and torqued them to spec. Fortunately they weren't the one with the extended head. New ones are on order as these are a bit rusty.
One of my friends recommended against anti-seize as he says they can allow the bolt to back out. I don't know if it's true but he claims it's illegal to use it in some states. He also says those states where it's illegal check it on trucks when they pull them over for routine inspections, and the fines are big. Does anybody know if this is true?
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The WIS specifically notes NOT to use anti-seize on the threads. (Nothing about the ball seat.) I would probably clean off the anti-seize from the threads; MB had to have a reason to say no on that (though it could only be for litigious reasons). A thin swipe of grease down the threads will distribute itself nicely as you thread it in and will lessen the odds of corrosion in the future.
I'm assuming that you torqued them only to spec?
Your friend's "tool" was likely made for the 36mm axle nut on the VW. That was a common "cheat" if you didn't have one of the impact wrenches made for semis. Considering that such wrenches weighed more than the Beetle, most shops didn't have them.
I'm glad you got them out and that they weren't the extended shank ones.