Originally Posted by thenathanator
What's the likelyhood of stripping a cog by applying too much force when putting it on? because I was afraid I was going to strip the cog when I put it back on... once it got tight it would take a lot of force for it to move at all, and when it did move it was in little clicks at a time. It reminded me of when a bolt spins around the thread and then clicks back into the thread... But I can't spin the cog anymore so I think that it's probably nice and tight. I'll still let my LBS check it out though.
Kind of like when you unscrew a soda bottle top, and still press down; it lifts up a little until is falls back in the thread again?
What you're describing sounds to me like something happened to the cog. You said it was a Soma, correct? Maybe switching to a better one will help, they don't have the best rep. EAI, Dura-Ace, Surly, Suntour are all good, strong, and thick.
It's damn near impossible to strip a cog threading by putting it on too tightly.