You are reading a single comment by @edscoble and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
edscoble-
y no copper grease? I assume you mean anti-sieze?
Because it's designed to both lubricate and stop dissimilar metals from chemically bonding. It does this by having lumps of other metals floating in it.
If you want to stop your press fit bb from pinging and popping, putting a load of grit in between the press-fit surfaces aint gonna help :)
Because the fit is so tight - the shell is smaller than the bearing - very little can get between the two anyway, but a spot of normal grease won't do any harm, but personally I don't bother.
Others use retaining compound like loctite (the glue that spotter is referring to).
Howard
Please please do not use copper grease
Yes you need the Si crank tools
Yes the shop needs to sort this for you in the first instance