stainless bolts frozen in aluminum backing plate

[Kracker Jack]

I actually used lock-tite when I built my motorcycle 2 winters ago. I converted evrything to stainless steel and put the bolts in aluminum!!!!!!! bad mistake!!!!! If you were to back one of those bolts out you are gonna pull the thread with it. I even warned the guy who bought the bike from me what I had done, I thought I owed it to him. This has nothing to do with this thread, I just decided to share my experience with aluminum and stainless

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

I actually used lock-tite when I built my motorcycle 2 winters ago. I converted evrything to stainless steel and put the bolts in aluminum!!!!!!! bad mistake!!!!! If you were to back one of those bolts out you are gonna pull the thread with it. I even warned the guy who bought the bike from me what I had done, I thought I owed it to him. This has nothing to do with this thread, I just decided to share my experience with aluminum and stainless

I have a 1973 BSA 441 Victor. Every single nut, bolt or screw on my bike has never-seez on it, and I never try to unscrew any of them with a philips head screwdriver. I use a hand impact tool all the time... It still has all the original screws and none of the heads are rounded out. It's the perfect combination for Stainless Steel and Aluminum.

[RidgeRunner]

Outboard motors are eat up with stainless fasteners into aluminum. I recall a cursing session after pulling the threads out of the old style Merc power trim cylinders. Lately I fought the bolts on a later model trim motor. I use never sieze or a dollop of the Merc grease, 202? At least you can wipe the grease off your hands, never sieze is damn near as messy as 5200. LOL.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

Outboard motors are eat up with stainless fasteners into aluminum. I recall a cursing session after pulling the threads out of the old style Merc power trim cylinders. Lately I fought the bolts on a later model trim motor. I use never sieze or a dollop of the Merc grease, 202? At least you can wipe the grease off your hands, never sieze is damn near as messy as 5200. LOL.

Very true, but at least Never-seez will wash off easily with soap and water, so it's not as bad as 5200..