I asked the owner of an engine rebuilding shop once about reusing Pal Nuts on rod bolts. His answer was that they are just eye wash, because you rely on the slight stretch of the bolt to hold it tight enough so that the nut can't turn. The same goes for fasteners in just about any application weather a rotary mower or wheel lug nuts, there is a correct assembly torque value. This value is sometimes specified with or without lubricant, but either way it needs to be clean in order to get the right reading. So you are correct in using Never Seize after cleaning the threads and of course be sure to get it to the correct tightness in order to insure that you have the correct bolt stretch. This goes of course for wheel lug nuts as well, where you want to be depending on specific amount of stretch, measured by a torque wrench, as opposed to a coating of rust to keep yourself and your family safe.
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