Primary inspection caps stuck in primary cover

Starvingphotog said:

Hey, so back to this initial thread. What should we learn from this adventure that Sam went through? Are we to lube any bolt going into aluminum? I'm wondering because of whether I should redo the bolts for the headsteady with anti-seize into the head, and any other parts where bolts are entering aluminum. I wonder what other metals should be treated the same - stainless steel bolts, original Norton replacement bolts, etc.

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Starvingphotog said:

Yikes, it makes me wonder if we should be using anti-seize on all nuts and bolts, or bolts going into something in the engine.
I know that Matt at Colorado Norton Works posted somewhere that they use locking fluid on many nuts and bolts and bolts in components when they rebuild. So, it makes me wonder one of them gives a mild weld while the other keeps it free with only the torque holding them together. Which one to do? That is the question of the day lads.

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baz said:

If it's an aluminium bolt in an aluminium threaded hole you definitely need lube
Same goes for stainless in stainless

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Torontonian said:

Soak caps in a penetrant oil , from behind, then try to unscrew them of course using the proper tool for the job. I've seen a lot of these plugs chewed up by large screwdrivers. No luck ? Throw it in the oven ,open all the windows, as soon as the wife goes to her Yoga class then try at it again with oven mitts , on the bench, well before she gets back home. Have wine and dinner ready too.

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