Anti-Seize or not?
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:41 am
Bike: 1975 Ducati 860GT
I will be replacing the head mounting nuts with stainless ones. Is there any history on whether or not to use anti-seize compound on the nuts/studs, and if so, should the torqueing spec be lowered about 20% from the "dry" value, as some documents indicate, or should they be installed "dry"? The main reason for the anti-seize would be, of course, to ease the potential disassembly process.
I have used anti-seize in a number of auto applications, especially when putting a steel bolt into an aluminum hole (as in spark plugs into an aluminum cylinder head), to mitigate electrolysis, with 100% success.
Any comments are welcome.
Regards,
Richard Kovach
Malabar, Florida, USA
I will be replacing the head mounting nuts with stainless ones. Is there any history on whether or not to use anti-seize compound on the nuts/studs, and if so, should the torqueing spec be lowered about 20% from the "dry" value, as some documents indicate, or should they be installed "dry"? The main reason for the anti-seize would be, of course, to ease the potential disassembly process.
I have used anti-seize in a number of auto applications, especially when putting a steel bolt into an aluminum hole (as in spark plugs into an aluminum cylinder head), to mitigate electrolysis, with 100% success.
Any comments are welcome.
Regards,
Richard Kovach
Malabar, Florida, USA