Hmmm... I wonder what you're bonding to it. My guess is that if you'd use an adhesive in the same situation but with new framing, you probably should do so with the old framing. I can attest to properly selected and applied adhesives bonding thoroughly and "permanently" to old framing, such as floor joists, sheathing, etc...
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