Doug Miller wrote:
In article , mm wrote:

So I got all the screws that I needed to out of the '69 Honda that
hasn't been ridden since 1972, and I'm wondering if there is a way to
make it easier the next time**. When I bought spark plugs last time,
they gave me anti-sieze stuff, for a dollar, that is supposed to make
the spark plugs not stick to the cylinder heads (especially maybe when
the plugs are steel and the heads are aluminum, sort of like in many
motorcycles where the screws are steel and the crankcases are
aluminum.)

Can I, should I use this anti-sieze stuff when I reassemble the
motorcycle? So it won't be stuck two years from now when I need
to do something, or 20 years from now.

That'll work. Another option is stainless steel screws -- putting aluminum and
carbon steel together causes the steel to corrode if it gets the least bit
damp (even humidity is enough), but stainless steel won't have that problem.


Don't use stainless in any application where strength is critical (head
bolts, suspension bolts, etc.) as 304 stainless is not as strong as a
grade 5 fastener. Also any stainless screw will require anti-seize on
the threads to prevent galling. this is not to say that stainless is
bad however, lots of bolts on my '55 Stude have been replaced with
stainless - just not critical ones as I described above.

nate