Originally posted by Kev
You mention seat post.. does this mean I should apply some form of grease to my seatpost itself before inserting in the tube? I just picked up a titanium frame, I realized I needed a special stuff to use on the BB and so on, but never thought about the seat post..
Absolutely!!! Ti/Al is the worst! It essentially causes a galvanic weld. If you don't catch it on time, you'll never get the seatpost out. Maybe it's overkill, but I put Ti-prep on every screw, bolt, part, whatever that goes on my Ti frame.
Here's a the breakdown of acceptible lubes I found on another list.
ti to al= Ti prep,copper anti seize
ti to ti = Ti prep, copper anti-seize
ti to steel= grease
steel to steel= grease
al to steel=grease
al to al= grease
carbon to anything = dry and immaculately clean and only to coated surfaces.