Can I use a lube like Federal Mogul Sealed Power assembly lube on my ARP studs just to get it back together this weekend, and then retorque w/ ARP next week? I have to put in new pushrods and the studs run through the rocker towers so some of them have to come out (six of them). I can't get ARP moly lube overnighted b/c it can only ship ground for safety reasons. So my plan is:

-torque w/ SP assembly lube to 122 (currently torqued to 122 w/ ARP moly)
-loosen, remove, clean, and retorque w/ ARP moly to 122 early nxt week.

Again, it's only the center studs that run through the rocker towers.

Nobody local carries any moly lube.

 

Well, the supplier DID send it out overnight, accidentally, so I'm paying $40 shipping and handling on a $17 part. Ugghhh....

 

i had the same problem when i actually broke two of the arp studs. i went ahead and used moly based grease wich actually felt smoother and slicker than the moly lube.