Round 3, FOAK: 1982 Kawie KZ550 C3 LTD Restoration Options
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From: TOG on 9 Oct 2009 06:23 On 9 Oct, 10:15, Andy Bonwick <nos...(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:27:17 +0100, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The > > > > Older Gentleman) wrote: > >Schiffner <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Oct 7, 11:35 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > >> Gentleman) wrote: > >> > Biker Dude <jacobsenpa...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > > Should I install Allen head screws with anti-sieze compound or Loc- > >> > > Tite on the threads to reduce the dissimilar metal corrosion? > > >> > Anti-seize. Copper grease is fine. > > >> I 've always favored graphite or molydbneum<sic> based anti-sieze > >> compounds. But that's just me... > > >I've got a tin of moly grease as well. I use it on... can't remember > >what, actually, but some things. > > BMW splined shafts. > > >The copper grese is the preferred one, though. I use that on brake > >components (like the K11's caliper pins, when I replaced the pads last > >weekend). Not sure if moly grease is good for high temperatures. Any > >ideas? > > We use moly on steam turbine cylinder studs and the inner ones are > running hotter than any motorbike parts so I'd say that it's ok. Sounds good enough for me :-). What's wrong with using graphite grease on aluminium components, then?
From: Andy Bonwick on 9 Oct 2009 07:23 On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:23:16 -0700 (PDT), "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >On 9 Oct, 10:15, Andy Bonwick <nos...(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: >> On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:27:17 +0100, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The >> >> >> >> Older Gentleman) wrote: >> >Schiffner <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Oct 7, 11:35 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older >> >> Gentleman) wrote: >> >> > Biker Dude <jacobsenpa...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > Should I install Allen head screws with anti-sieze compound or Loc- >> >> > > Tite on the threads to reduce the dissimilar metal corrosion? >> >> >> > Anti-seize. Copper grease is fine. >> >> >> I 've always favored graphite or molydbneum<sic> based anti-sieze >> >> compounds. But that's just me... >> >> >I've got a tin of moly grease as well. I use it on... can't remember >> >what, actually, but some things. >> >> BMW splined shafts. >> >> >The copper grese is the preferred one, though. I use that on brake >> >components (like the K11's caliper pins, when I replaced the pads last >> >weekend). Not sure if moly grease is good for high temperatures. Any >> >ideas? >> >> We use moly on steam turbine cylinder studs and the inner ones are >> running hotter than �any motorbike parts so I'd say that it's ok. > >Sounds good enough for me :-). What's wrong with using graphite >grease on aluminium components, then? No idea but I can't think of an application where I'd want to use graphite over moly or copper. I'm lucky because I've got moly paste, copper paste, moly spray and copper spray to choose from plus other stuff that I can't mention on here because it's 'special' and I shouldn't really have it.
From: platypus on 9 Oct 2009 08:26 Andy Bonwick wrote: > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:27:17 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The > Older Gentleman) wrote: >> >> I've got a tin of moly grease as well. I use it on... can't remember >> what, actually, but some things. >> > BMW splined shafts. Moly paste. Moly grease is grease with molybdenum in it, but not in sufficient concentration for output shafts and the like. I'm sure we went through this a few years ago - BMW sell some special unpronounceable stuff for the purpose.
From: Alex Ferrier on 9 Oct 2009 09:28 Andy Bonwick wrote: > > I'm lucky because I've got moly paste, copper paste, moly spray and > copper spray to choose from plus other stuff that I can't mention on > here because it's 'special' and I shouldn't really have it. Andy's 'special' grease... That doesn't sound good. -- Alex BMW R1150GS MZ Saxon 301 DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8 Windy's "little soldier"
From: Andy Bonwick on 9 Oct 2009 09:34
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:28:44 +0100, "Alex Ferrier" <x(a)x.x> wrote: >Andy Bonwick wrote: >> >> I'm lucky because I've got moly paste, copper paste, moly spray and >> copper spray to choose from plus other stuff that I can't mention on >> here because it's 'special' and I shouldn't really have it. > >Andy's 'special' grease... > >That doesn't sound good. It's special because of where it's designed to be used, not because of what I choose to use it for. |