| Author | Message | ||
     Maleman876 |
taking the chin fairing off to do my 1k oil change before i head up to the dragon wednesday (of course, last minute) and i notice the bolts are REALLY hard to get out. look on the threads of one of them and i see hat looks like the dried remnants of RED loctite! of course one strips  30 minutes later, a trip to lowes, a lot of profanity and a brand new extractor tool and its out. also bought some new allen head bolts to replace the crappy strip-prone torx ones. why on EARTH would they have used red loctite on these things?  | ||
| Boltrider |
Loctite is put on the chin bolts because of vibration, especially at idle. Not using loctite may lead to the bolts backing themselves out over time. | ||
| Kyrocket |
If I used any I wouldn't use anything more than the blue but maybe they were in a pinch. Who knows.  | ||
| Jramsey |
LOL' welcome to the world of the Millwaukee vibrator. Seriously if you check most of the fasteners twice between oil changes nothing should fall of your bike. | ||
| New12r |
Check your chin fairing bolts often, they will shake out. | ||
| Froggy |
I had red loctite on mine and it still vibrated off! | ||
| Maddiemsu |
When they vibrate out and the chin faring melts on the pipe then you'll know. Guess how I know?  | ||
| Retrittion |
The only time I have lost mine is when the dealership techs forget to put them back on.  Personally, I am all about the blue loctite -- a tiny bit is all you need, no lost bits on the road. | ||
| Bombardier |
When you put them on you need to turn the wheel away from the bolt to get the tool square to the bolt. No stripping problem. Even a tiny bit of silicone sealant will help the bolt stay put. (Message edited by Bombardier on September 12, 2008) | ||
| Hexangler |
The only time I have lost mine is when the dealership techs forget to put them back on. Same here for me, but it was a belt tensioner nut. It's my life on the line, I'll do my own work from now on. |
