Old 03-25-16 | 08:28 PM
  #11  
HillRider
Senior Member
 
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 33,657
Likes: 1,119
From: Pittsburgh, PA

Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by dksix
What about CF seat post inside a CF frame? I'm having no slipping, even at the minimum torque. Should I still use some paste?
That is a situation where there is truly no "dissimilar metal" contact so, if slipping isn't a problem, you don't need anything. However, some frames have a bonded in aluminum sleeve in the seattube where the seatpost is installed. If that's the case, the paste would be recommended.
HillRider is offline  
Reply