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Originally Posted by mannys9130
If the big bolt needs to have grease, I'd suppose the pins and anything else would do well to have a tad of Loctite. Ever since I found out about thread locker when I was young, it always made me feel safer using it on parts that were critical. My boss used to get upset at me because I'd use blue on caliper bracket bolts. He'd say "Never put Loctite on brake bolts! They're hard enough to get off anyway!" I'd bring up the fact that MB called for new bolts every time the hardware was removed, and that the new bolts came with thread locker already on them. He'd tell me Mercedes was wrong. 
What's do you think about loctiting the pins? |
I would suspect that loctite on the dowels would come off during fitting. You often get shavings of metal coming off whilst they go in (which is why these are a fit only once item)
If you wanted glue in there then you'd probably need a high pressure solution but I reckon it is probably best to just follow the FSM instructions and make sure you measure the applied torque reliably with the crank in a reliable fixed position.
(Stopping the crank from moving is the hardest thing to achieve in this process - I did the following =>
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/284511-has-anyone-ever-made-good-diy-tool-lock-om617-flywheel.html which is possible if the engine is out of the car without a transmission fitted)