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- Asheville, NC
Just curious what most of you are using on the bolts during engine assembly. Grease? Threadlocker? Anti-Seize? Nothing?
Engine Bolt, Grease or Threadlock?
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Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
Which bolts? Threadlocker on intake and exhaust manifolds, Flywheel cover. AnitSeize on headpipe bolts and motor mount bolts.
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- Asheville, NC
Awesome. I’ll use anti seize on the MM and Head pipe. What about cylinder head itself?
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- California
Don't use threadlock on the head bolts because you should be retorquing them after the first heat cycle.
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- Asheville, NC
I used that everywhere the manual specd it, but when I took it apart it’s really difficult to clean and very messy. I can say it will definitely keep the threads clean and dry though!
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- Asheville, NC
So nothing at all on the head bolts? Harry sent me a paper on First start, engine break in and re-torquing the head and such
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- California
I don't think yamaha used anything on the head bolts at the factory?
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- Asheville, NC
Kinda strange but they spec Loctite 572 on the case bolts, motor plates, and cylinder head. It’s thread sealant like you would use for galvanized pipe and such. It works really well but it’s a pain to clean off. Somewhere between silicone and anti-sieze, it never fully cures.
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- California
I know seadoo uses Loctite 515/518 on a lot of the bolts and is also an anaerobic thread sealant. But yes, sucks to clean up.
E350
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- Sacramento Delta
I use 567 Hi-Temp thread sealant,, it cleans up pretty easily with a wire wheel.
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Yami-Rider
TigerCraft FV-PRO
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- Texoma
Depends on the engine, some of the big bores vibrates them selves apart. I grease everything on my on my main ski(ss900) expect for the trim/nozzle bolts-red loctite there. I dissemble my ski every year for upgrades etc, and check all the bolts, the only ones I see loosen up, are the pole bracket bolts threw the hull, (I torque to spec) but that goes for every superjet I've owned(3) and aftermarket ski(3).
Now for a customers ski, I loctite everything, since who know if I'll ever mess with it again.
Now for a customers ski, I loctite everything, since who know if I'll ever mess with it again.
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- California
No, 572 is a thread sealant not a high strength thread lock.
Medium strength thread sealant for coarse threads on metal pipes and fittings. Slow curing to allow adjustment after sealant application.
LOCTITE® 572 is a white to off-white, medium strength, methacrylate-based thread sealant for metal pipes and fittings. Suitable for coarse threads, it offers a breakaway torque of 7 Nm. Slow curing attributes allow users to adjust the alignment of fittings. Suitable for thread sizes up to M80, it is thixotropic to reduce migration after application.
- Slow curing to allow fittings adjustment
- Designed for metal pipes and fittings
- Suitable for coarse threads
- Medium strength
oops you're right!
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- La Crosse, WI on the BIG River
Just did this on my TS650. Headpipe bolts are not SS, so a good coating on all over is what I do.
Thank you. Red-nTacky is what l use.Just need to check them more often.That came from Chucky years ago
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- Asheville, NC
Sometimes I just like to stir the pot 
Actually,it’s quite interesting to see what others use.May learn from getting other ideas and opinions.Sometimes I just like to stir the pot