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Originally Posted by ecoli

On some cars you have to put thread sealer on them because the stud holes are open to coolant, but never lube. I Loctited the ones in my car in, but I also keep mine slightly off of bottomed out so there isn't any weird stress on the stud from it touching the bottom of the hole unevenly.

Good point, some cars need some rtv/sealer due to the studs going into a coolant passage.