Originally Posted by
Fred Smedley
I am working on a 74 Raleigh International i just acquired. It had a a Shimano fixed cup BB in it that was loose , with both cups beingly only barely tight. The threads appear undamaged but the cups or a sealed BB can rock side to side slightly until seated against BB face. Reading other threads it seems Teflon tape will take up slack in the thread interface. My question is , if I use teflon tape should I use grease, or Anti-seize or install dry?
I could be wrong, but my intuition tells me to use it dry.. I've never used teflon on bike part threading though, only for plumbing and irrigation but in those experiences it works as a water tight seal between the threads. I also seem to recall that being roughly towards the beginning of the really sloppily made Raleigh's.. although that surprises me on an International.