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Engine building guide/Loctite locations

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exvalvesetdabbler:
I only get nervous when it comes to giving the kickstart a few prodds.

I'm probably telling you 'how to suck eggs' but for the benefit of someone else reading this thread later, use some assembly lube on the bearing shells and mating surfaces, bearings, camshaft , cam followers  before tightening up.

If youre a skinflint like me , some thick oil, molyslip or STP oil treatment  is better than nothing.

Dave..

mike the bike:
I used Loctite bearing fit on the shells once.  The crank was almost too stiff to turn over.  I had to split the crankcases and scrape the stuff off.

beemsquar:
cheers guys.
No definitely not teaching me how to suck eggs, I'm a real newbie at this so all help is welcome.

I did buy some Joe Gibbs Driven engine assembly grease, as I was recommended to use it by a guy who builds cb400 race engines.

Trigger:
I use Graphogen, much better to match new shells when running in. PM me your name & address and I will pop some in the post for you. To buy a tube is expensive and you will only need a small amount for the shells.

beemsquar:
Cheers Trigger, That's very kind,  I have nearly assembled everything now and am ready to seal the cases.
If you think it is better to use the graphogen I can wait for it to arrive.

I definitely don't want to do the job twice!

I'll PM you.
Cheers

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