Latest SE comp screw question

[Hossamania]

So it's an auto parts store that doesn't carry auto parts? Seems like a recipe for failure.

[rigidthumper]

"You can't sell from an empty wagon"- Eddie Boomhower

[Heinz]

On a related note it's highly recommended after taking the comp bolt out that you use a bottoming tap and get all the red Loctite out of the female threads otherwise there's a good chance when you retighten it you're going to get a false torque reading and the bolt isn't going to be properly set to hold the compensator assembly in place where it belongs.

[Ohio HD]

What is a safer alternative to using a tap in already cut threads is to use a thread chaser. In the event that you don't have one that large, take the old bolt, cut two length wise groves into the threads (complete length of the threads) to make a passage for the junk in the crank threads to build up.

I agree to clean the threads is a must do when using loctite. Buying a thread chaser kit is not very expensive, and they get used a lot working on HD's.


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[Hossamania]

I think I pull my thread chaser kit out almost every time I work on mine.