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I always like to let them go thru a heat cycle and while they are still warm give the bolts an extra quarter turn.
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You could use blue Locktite or a non-metallic anti-sieze.
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
(Post 4298854)
i like the nuclear grade antiseize because,well because i get it for free.
Of course, as I transitioned into Boats over the years, I also carried with me my Anti-seize habits,... 'n bein' a freshwater boater up here in the sweetwater seas, I never had much of a problem with corrosion anyways,.... Over the years I've been postin' at iboats forums, I became very good friends with Don Sindledecker, the rather famous Don S, who unfortunately, pasted away 2 years ago this July,...... Don spent most of his career in Ketchican Alaska, movin' down to seaside Washington state for his last few years,.... Anyways, Don S was a Loonnngggg time Saltwater boater/ Mechanic,.... Don S always called Never-seize, Ever-Seize,.... After much discussion on the matter, I tried Don S' routine, which is to coat bolt threads with,... Quicksilver Perfect Seal,... aka: Form-a-gasket, #3,..... Now that several years has past, 'n I'm removin' bolts I bathed in Perfect Seal, insteada Never-seize, I can tell ya,..... Perfect Seal, seals the threads, 'n pretty much Stops corrosion,... Much, Much Better than Never-seize,.... While I still use Never-seize on occasion, Perfect Seal, aka: Form-a-gasket #3 is my "Go To", rather than Never-seize,.... |
I have been using grade 8s on my gils for 6 years in fresh water with no issues at all
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The stock bolts that came from Merc with Gil exhaust were SS Allen head socket caps.
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And stainless and lowes grade steel bolts are just as dissimilar to aluminum anyway.
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Most of the hardware stainless bolts around here are as soft as chapstick. Buyer beware.
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