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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SlowDave" data-source="post: 120496" data-attributes="member: 21901"><p>I deal with a lot of tapers on machinery.  First off, take it apart and clean it all with brake cleaner.  Then feel the taper on both the female and male sides for burrs and distortion.  Remove any burrs with a stone.  Then put it back together with Loctite retaining compound.  Make a reverse puller using a piece of all thread so you can pull the taper in and retain it tight until the retaining compound sets.  Then tighten the bolt after it sets.</p></blockquote><p></p>