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Red N' Tacky for Engine Bearings?!

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GSR-VR

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Oct 7, 2012
Albuquerque, New_Mexico
A friend reccomended to me to use Red N' Tacky as assembly lube for my bearings. So we did and we preformed the proper torque spec in the correct sequence and the rotating assembly turned great. Fast Forward about a minute with NO changes or additions and we can't turn the motor over at ALL!

WTF
 
A friend reccomended to me to use Red N' Tacky as assembly lube for my bearings. So we did and we preformed the proper torque spec in the correct sequence and the rotating assembly turned great. Fast Forward about a minute with NO changes or additions and we can't turn the motor over at ALL!

WTF

It's not the red and tacky. That's what we used in the machine shop to assemble engines and never had the first issue.
 
My dad uses that stuff for his wheel bearings on the boat. Im not saying it wouldnt work, but thats not somewhere I would try and find a suitable supplement.
 
Found the issue. A rod bearing had an edge on the seating part of it. Wouldn't allow the engine to turn over. Ordered new bearings.
 
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