Topic: Securing crank sludgetrap grubscrews

[Greg H]

I've recently done the grubscrew mod to the sludgetraps on my crank . My question is , what should I do to secure them in place ? .

[Garage_guy_chris]

I recently did the grubscrews too, with mine i tapped them so they would tighten up when the head got even with the crank. they got tightened to 70 inch/lbs. In addition I also used loctite high temperature red. I believe Loctite 272 i will double check when i get home.

I messed one up and didnt torque it before the loctite setup and had to remove it, well i had to heat the crank up with a map torch to 300 deg F + to even budge it and even then it took a huge amount of effort to twist out, and thats without being torqued to the 70 inch/lbs. 

[Greg H]

Thanks for your response to my query mate  .
I wasn't sure whether to use a centre punch  (like the stock balls) or to use loctite .
My screws tighten up to just below the level of the crank , so loctiting them would seem to me to be the better option . Cheers Greg "H".

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Just had mine done along with a journal polishing. They got staked. Not sure if lock tighted though.