hi.. i was changing out tires on my spyderlock beadlocks... since i had everything apart i was wondering if it was a good idea to put anything on the beadlock bolts ? antiseze..or alittle thread locker ? not sure ... the bolts seemed alittle corroded when i took them out..and a few where kinda tough to get loose... i just figured since i had them apart now would be a good time to add anything if needed.. thanks alote

 

I usually run a little anti-seize compound. Not sure that it is necessary though, but since the wheels see water, I thought it was cheap insurance. Since I have run beadlocks on my daily drivers for years, I am religious about checking the torque on them regularly and have never bothered with loc-tite on the threads. Maybe someone else will chime in with a "why I run thread lock compound".

 

I put anti-sieze on my Spyderlocks since the bolts and inserts were pretty corroded after one winter with nothing protecting the bolts. I figure it's a good corrosion prevention and makes getting the bolts back out easy. I torque check mine once a month and they haven't lost torque in the last 8 months, when I took the bolts, inserts, and beadlock rings out and cleaned everything up.

 

cool thanks for the info.. yeah mine are pretty corroded also..so I'm gonna take your advice and put some anti-sieze on them..is ok to use the same bolts inserts even if they are corroded alittle ?

 

I use either loctite or anti-seize on almost everything.

nothing worse than a rusted in bolt

 

I reused mine. Just cleaned them all up with wd40 and a wire brush, cleaned all the crap and wd40 off, and reinstalled with anti-seize.

 

Does anyone know what the torque spec is for the bead lock bolts on walker evans?

 

18 - 20 ft lbs.

 

Thanks!

 

I use a very small amount of anti-seize on my Trailready's and torque them to 15 ft lbs. I recheck them every few months, but they don't seem to be loosening up.