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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Ok, so I get my stage 1 big sucker in today. Take off the Screamin eagle, get everything ready and I stripped one of the Stand Off Bolts when I put the Big Sucker on. Backed it out, and noticed it was just eating the thread to pieces.
So, I had to put one of the other stand off's from the screaming eagle kit on instead. I got it to catch a thread and it tightened up snug.
My Question is, will I have any probelms as long as I got it snug? Everything lined up, and got everything on, just dont wanna run into any probs. What do yall think?
 
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If you only caught one or two threads, you might have trouble with it shaking loose after a few miles... have a tap/die set?
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Yeah I thought about having to tap it. I got it to get snug, and added loctite. Gonna check and see if the loctite held, tomorrow. Maybe let it cure for 24 hours and wait and see
 
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You should be good to go, I would use liquid teflon or even teflon tape. I stripped the threading out of my outerprimary where the derby cover screws in but used some teflon and it has never had any problems. good luck
 
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What is the difference between the two?

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I would do it right and tap it now. I always say do it right the first time and be done with it
 
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Yeah gonna tap it tomorrow, lol. Make sure it works the first time
 
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I would do it right and tap it now. I always say do it right the first time and be done with it
Yeah + 1 on this Country.
 
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Definitely tap that sucker. If it is too far gone to retap get a helicoil and put it in there. fI'd rather be safe than sorry.

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