I didn't say it wasn't doing anything after assembly. I said primary purpose was to hold parts during assembly.

I realize that people use assembly paste to hold parts together after assembly which would not hold together otherwise or which would require too high a clamping force to hold together otherwise. This is clearly how some use it.

My point is that holding parts together is not the primary purpose of assembly paste and the only place I have used grit paste on any of my bikes is to prevent the handlebar from slipping while I tighten the faceplate on the stem.

All the parts on my bikes are held together with by the clamping force of the bolts or parts themselves. Lubes are used to prevent corrosion, aid in disassembly, etc. but not to hold parts together. I would have little confidence in a bike (or boat, or plane) where critical parts required grit paste to be held together.



-Tim-