- 1. Loctite on Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Neil McDonald <nimcdonald@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:44:53 -0700
- Conventional wisdom seems to be to use red Loctite on the front shock retaining bolts. I could not find red Loctite but did lay my hands on red Permatex instead. Their instructions say to use heat (t
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00096.html (7,159 bytes)
- 2. Re: Loctite on Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:31:56 -0700 (PDT)
- You DEFINITELY DO NOT want to use any sort of locktite on the threads for the bolts that mount the front shocks. You run the risk of breaking the body nuts loose from the shock mount plate if you do
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00102.html (8,271 bytes)
- 3. Re: Loctite on Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:23:50 -0400
- My problem has not been breaking the nuts loose, but stripping the threads in them. I suppose i have overtightened them and stripped the threads. I've had to re-thread several of them in the past. No
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00105.html (9,256 bytes)
- 4. Re: Loctite on Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:05:06 -0700 (PDT)
- I know what you are saying, but if Niel uses loctite on his bolts, breaking the captive nuts loose WILL be a problem!! Just torque the bolts down every 5,000 miles or so (10 minutes of work, can do
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00131.html (10,290 bytes)
- 5. Re: Loctite on Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 00:04:13 -0600
- Hi Alan, I agree, & 35 ft-lbs is the maximum with "good" threads. I think that one of the reasons that they loosen is the soft aluminum shock material under the bolt heads compresses (crushes) slight
- /html/healeys/2004-06/msg00139.html (9,031 bytes)
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