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Maleman876
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 08:55 pm: |
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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? ![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/confused.gif) |
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Boltrider
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 09:10 pm: |
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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. |
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Kyrocket
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 09:34 pm: |
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If I used any I wouldn't use anything more than the blue but maybe they were in a pinch. Who knows.![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/dunno.gif) |
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Jramsey
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 09:42 pm: |
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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. |
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New12r
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 10:06 pm: |
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Check your chin fairing bolts often, they will shake out. |
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Froggy
| Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 10:57 pm: |
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I had red loctite on mine and it still vibrated off! |
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Maddiemsu
| Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 05:34 pm: |
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When they vibrate out and the chin faring melts on the pipe then you'll know. Guess how I know?
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Retrittion
| Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 09:27 pm: |
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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. |
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Bombardier
| Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 - 03:50 am: |
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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) |
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Hexangler
| Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 - 08:45 am: |
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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. |
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