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Sep 27, 2010 | 04:00 PM

#11

yandeltx

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16" apes

I guess I will really show my ignorance, all four of the hex bolts appeared to have back off some??? I snugged them back up but didn't use locktite. I thought I would stop on the way home and purchase a torque wrench and back them out, locktite, and re-torque.

Do bushing wear out if you tighten them up three or four times? I didn't know if they could flatten out or not.

I am all ears if you have any additional suggestions.

Sep 27, 2010 | 04:06 PM

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SC-Longhair

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Replace the standard nuts with nylok nuts. Tighten them down. They won't loosen.

Sep 27, 2010 | 04:11 PM

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wideglidebob

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forget the tin fix that hoakey locktight or rubber would be your best bet like dr twin said set screws are the way to go

Sep 27, 2010 | 05:36 PM

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monkgrunt

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what did u end up doin?

Sep 27, 2010 | 06:33 PM

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yandeltx

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I ended up backing all four screws out, two had lock nuts two didn't. I replaced all four screws with lock nuts and loctite and retorqued. I guess time will tell.

Sep 28, 2010 | 11:52 PM

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wideglidebob

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so you did what you should of done in the first place (cheeze)

Sep 29, 2010 | 07:11 AM

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SC-Longhair

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I'm not sure what's going on here. I haven't used any lock washers or lok-tite on the top clamps bolts and they have never come loose unless I loosen them.

Maybe I'm wrong but there are some things I follow torque spec and some I don't. The top clamp bolts fit into the latter category. I tighten them as much as I can and have never had a problem.