Anti-Seize compound?
12-16-08, 02:03 PM
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Anti-Seize compound?
Just installed a Stronglight Fission carbon/Ti crank on my Masi Gran Criterium. Crank came with a small tube of "anti-seize" compound to slather on, as best I could discern from the directions, Ti surfaces that would contact other surfaces (Ti or Alu). What exactly might seize? I used the stuff as directed. Should I have done so?
12-16-08, 02:04 PM
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Yes. Different materials can speed the corrosive process causing them to bond or seize together.
12-16-08, 02:18 PM
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Thanks for that information. Glad I followed the directions!
12-16-08, 02:20 PM
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Ti also suffers more than other typical bicycle metals from "galling". Basically, very small bits of one part stick to the other part and pull away. Anti-seize helps prevent that.
