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Old 06-23-2014, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cplus
Does anyone else run tamiya titanium screws and find they are pretty darn soft? Trying to get some decent torque onto the bottom plate screws in particular results in a bit of deformation of the head and stripping is really quite easy (even why undoing!)

Are the hiro seiko ones any better? (Or another brand?)
Yes, they are soft.

No offense intended, but you are mega over torquing them.

http://www.totallyamaha.com/snowmobi...l%20Screws.htm

14 inch pounds is the torque spec. If you've ever had an inch pound torque wrench that's not very much. We used to use a lot of aluminum screws into aluminum parts on my direct drive car. If you over torqued them, the screws would gall and wreck both parts.

The solution I use is a dab of thread locker (as small as I can put it on the screw, and then wipe it off). I use this stuff, from an industrial supply, hydraulic, or auto parts store. It's a gel like lip gloss so it's easy to use.

http://www.permatex.com/products-2/p...lue-gel-detail
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