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Originally Posted by mjk3888
Just an FYI, I had the dealer clean the hubs but the ticking came back after about a month. I removed the wheels myself in the garage and cleaned a little surface rust back off and smeared a little bit of anti seize on the mating surfaces. I wasn't sure if this wouldn't cause the noise to come back again, but I knew it would help prevent the surface rust. After about a month this seems to be the trick. I actually only did it to the passenger side front but after a month I still only get ticking from the drivers side wheel. I will remove it and do the same treatment once my ZL1 Addons bolt on lifting points arrive.
I recommend anyone having ticking issues clean the mating surfaces, apply a thin coat of anti seize, then re install the wheels and torque to 140 ft lbs
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Definitely want to keep that stuff off the threads I assume, as it will throw your torque #'s way off....just stick to putting it on the flat mating surfaces.
Made that mistake once with some exhaust system studs. The anti-seize dramatically reduces assembly torque to get same bolt tension. Snapped off some exhaust hanger studs that way by accident by over-tightening with anti-seize on the threads. Basically graphite in a grease carrier paste.