Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I'm not challenging whether manufacturers market the stuff for holding parts together and to keeping them from slipping after installation. I understand that many do and I understand that many mechanics use it for exactly that purpose.
I'm saying that this is not what the stuff was designed for. It is for assembly. Installation. After installation it should not be needed. I understand that many do feel it is needed and that many cases it is needed to prevent parts exposed to shear forces from slipping. I'm simply suggesting that it should not be needed and point to my own bikes where it was not used except on one bike to hold the handlebar from rotating during assembly.
Ask yourself if you would get into an aircraft which needed grit paste to hold parts together or to keep from slipping because the bolts holding the part together were not sufficient.
-Tim-
you should meet my next door neighbor some time... he's a mechanic for Alaska Airlines...
and i think you're getting engine assembly lube mixed up with the CF intended products... they are quite different. the engine assembly lube provides lubricant to critical engine parts at first starting btw... it does not aid assembly, but will provide lube DURING assembly, ergo the name... the CF grit paste provides traction between the mated surfaces AFTER assembly, but is used during assembly because that is when it is applied... if they'd called it "post assembly traction paste" some genius would try putting it on his/hers tires.... or smearing on brake tracks, or on the OUTSIDE of the seat tube/frame joint..... etc.
i watched a proud young crotch rocket owner coat his tires, seat, grips, and foot pegs, with armorall once... the bike shot out from under him as he left the dealership, once the rear tire burned off the slippery stuff...... it went through the window of an insurance agency across the highway.... we warned him.......
and CF paste is meant to stay in place while the parts are assembled, not to hold the parts in place during assy....... although that tiny bit of sticky will help in the way you mentioned... incidental assist...