Topic: Keeping Valve Covers from sticking

[manjisann]

I did my first ever tuneup on my bike today, and it worked!! WOOHOO!!! Synced my carbs and now she purrs almost like a kitty   Sadly in the process I really buggered a couple of the tappet covers because they were on too tight    So to keep this from happening again I am wondering if it would be a bad idea to use the anti-seizing thread stuff. I've used it elsewhere on my bike with very good results. The engine side cover screws come off pretty easy now.

Any thoughts??

Brandon

[Steve F]

Sparingly is how it's intended to be used, and a slight coating of silicone grease on the o-ring is what I use.  You don't have to tighten those covers down much either, since the o-ring takes care of the sealing task.