Thread locker on wheel bolts

[enuff_zed]

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong however with a dab of copper grease/anti-sieze,

Oh there really is on wheel bolts matey.

Ah jesus mon, like what??
Greasy wheel bolts run in my family, from my granddad and probably his dad and granddad before him and there are no family anecdotes of anyone losing a wheel at speed or even getting a wobble on!
Before that I think wheels were made of wood by wheel-coopers!

The only maybe... and it's a BIG 'maybe' to using copper slip is the increased frequency that you should probably check you don't have one coming loose. Big deal.

You could put a small amount of copperslip or similar on the wheel bolts, nothing excessive. But you have to remember that this will reduce friction and therefore when you torque the bolts up they will turn further before your torque wrench clicks. This means there is more 'stretch' being applied to the bolts which could potentially compromise their strength.
However, as previously stated, the chance of anyone's home use torque wrench being anywhere within 20% accuracy are minimal unless they go along to their local tyre place on the day when the man turns up to calibrate their wrenches.

[PerryGunn]

However, as previously stated, the chance of anyone's home use torque wrench being anywhere within 20% accuracy are minimal unless they go along to their local tyre place on the day when the man turns up to calibrate their wrenches.

I know that in a commercial setting the recommendation is that TWs are recalibrated every few thousand cycles (or annually) but for home use people should find that a decent one (not a £5 chinesium e-bay special) will stay fairly close to factory calibration for much longer providing they completely loosen off the spring tensioner after every use - few people do this which is why they find that they've drifted a long way from calibration.

Oh, and the on-topic bit - no threadlocker or copper grease on wheel bolts (ever!)

[BeeEmm]

Sorry, I voted and misunderstood what Thread Locker is. I use Optimol Paste TA and have done for many years.