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Originally Posted by Rusty The dimple displaces metal to lock it. It's standard practice on some equipment. Applying the dimple won't screw up the threads in the hole or be
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Using just a c*nt hairs worth of blue loctite will work just fine.
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If you can get the hole completely free of oil and dry. Blue locktite is better
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Brake clean should also work if you don't have access to shop air.
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Dimpling the edge of the screw won't damage the threads. Too far away. You don't touch the threads.
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