A question about anti seize. Wouldn't that compromise the screw, sort of a lubricant acting the opposite of loctite? Wouldn't it be more like eventuallymakeloose.
No, it will hold the screws nicely, and prevent sticking at the same time. Anti-seize is not a lubricant as much as it is a preservative. Petroleum grease is much the same, and I've used it as well on case screws. When the screw is torqued to tight, the metals press the lubes out of the joint and an airtight cover results. Without air, corrosion won't start.
These screws (or maybe the threaded case holes) from Honda originally came with a white powder anti-seize on/in them. The replacement screws don't have this stuff. When we would disassemble an almost-new engine, the white stuff was everywhere, looked like talc. This stuff did not extend to the back sides of the screw heads where the closing torque is held, so over time the cases and screw heads get a little too friendly. This is often what makes them stuck if the engine is virgin, so an impact driver works well to remove them. Once removed, the threads need some sort of sealant/lube/anti-seize, etc., or else the next time around won't be easy.
