Breech plug removal question.

[n175cw]

I wouldn't pull it after only 3 years, no need to. I do like to put breech plugs in with high temp anti-seize lube on the threads, there is not a chance of any corrosion after this treatment. I use the same anti-seize on my tractor turnbuckles, after years of use none of it has ever washed off. I also put it on my cars and truck lug nuts for easy removal the next time I have a flat.

I use this;

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This stuff is dangerous. Putting it on lug nuts and other tight-tolerance applications is a good way to buy yourself some new threaded projects.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

This stuff is dangerous. Putting it on lug nuts and other tight-tolerance applications is a good way to buy yourself some new threaded projects.

Please explain.

 

[n175cw]

Please explain.

This stuff has aluminum in it. In very tight threads, that aluminum is essentially gritting/sanding against those threads and causing damage. Eventually, and it doesn't necessarily take very long, the threads become damaged to the point they are no longer tight.

As a side note, it's generally not recommended to put any kind of lubricant on a thread that you don't want to come loose unless you have some other mechanism holding it in place, such as a lock washer, pin, safety wire, etc. Putting this stuff on lug bolts/nuts is just begging for them to back out from vibration...I don't care how tightly you torque them. You'll have people say they've been doing it for years and never had an issue, but normalization of deviance is a dangerous way to live your life.

 

[Ed C.]

Hey just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean you need to tell others not to .

I could do it but I know people that I definitely would not advise to try it. Not everybody is created mechanically equal.