I agree about watching some guys put just a dab of grease on the threads before installing them and thinking that’s going to help. Some of my very own “esteemed colleagues” where I work, do this! Yeah, my idea of pre-greasing a bolt is to make sure that when it’s installed, there is no air space left or any room for water to even enter the area. I’m kind of proud of myself when I have to wipe a little grease off the assembled motor. I also wish I could take the time to pre-grease some of our new Mercurys, where the side skirt bolts will be known to get frozen in, in a year or two.. But to do that would be telling the new owner that his motor was, in at least one way, sub-standard; so it doesn’t happen.
I have been having some amazing luck with the small, electric impact guns. I have an 18 volt Milwaukee that backs some stuff right out after I have found that a ratchet is going to snap it off….Your results may vary!!!
Long live American manufacturing!
