Old 02-24-17 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dsbrantjr
I would think long and hard about using Loctite or other adhesives on a press-fit BB, due to concerns about serviceability. You will need to plan how to get the assembly apart unless you expect the BB to last forever.
From the Loctite brochure:

"Bearings assembled with LOCTITE®Retaining Compound can be disassembled with industrystandard bearing disassembly tools and techniques,including bearing pullers and hydraulic presses. Anothertechnique is to heat the parts well above the servicetemperature [to 250°C (482°F) for most products] anddisassemble while the parts are hot." http://na.henkel-adhesives.com/us/co...Brochure_F.pdf


Sound like good ways to damage or destroy a frame, especially carbon.

My suggestion is with respect to the OP's situation. He said his shell has an alloy sleeve. I do agree that bare carbon is not where common retaining compounds are to be applied. Andy
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