Threads on carbon fiber tank

[Richieg]

Do you need any lubrication on the stainless threads of the bottle screwing into the aluminum block like moly paste, to keep the two from galding?

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Just guessing but think an anti-seize lube would be the way to go.

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[ChrisT]

a non petroleum product would be best

 

[Firewalker]

A drop or two of a synthetic oil is enough.

 

[Humdinger]

I use silicone grease on the tank threads but moly paste would work just as well. I've replaced fireman's valves on SCBA tanks and they can be a bear to remove after years being tight with no thread lubricant. The large o-ring is the pressure seal and lubrication makes for easier removal later on.

 

[cosmic]

moly paste..

 

[AlanMcD]

Moly can work, but the best thing to use - if you have it - is Krytox grease. Lubes the o-ring perfectly, and insures there will be no galling and easy future removal with no issues of petroleum in an HPA environment. It is expensive stuff, but a little goes a long way . . .