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Old 02-07-18 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghrumpy
I'm with Kontact on this one.

I use anti-seize on threaded fasteners and connections, unless manufacturer recommendation is for threadlocker. I don't use it where it might contaminate grease like on hub axles (though that would not be a problem because the metallic particles are so much softer than hardened steel balls and races. But it makes it hard to tell what other sort of contamination might be in the grease. So on traditional BBs, I put very little on the shell threads, and wipe it off with a finger. A bit more goes on the cup threads.)
I also use it on slip fits like quill stems and seatposts (metal-to-metal, not CFRP).
I do not use it on interference fits like headset cups, and I don't use it for tapered press fits, neither crank tapers nor crank cotters. They all go on dry.
You'd press an alloy headset into a Ti headtube dry?
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