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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 02:32 PM
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Default swingarm pivot bolt torque ??
whats the torque spec for the swingarm pivot bolt for softail 98 i cant find in the book my swingarm is a rolling thunder but i think is the same torque value as a stock one and do i need to put locktite ?? thank guys
 
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 03:44 PM
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We had a saying back in Northern Wisconsin; just reef on it.

I'd use loctite too.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 06:31 PM
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From the 1994 Service Manual-120 to 150 ft.lbs.
 
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120-150 ft lbs is correct.
 
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120-150 ft lbs is correct. There should be a star lock washer there, loctite is not necessary...
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
loctite is not necessary...
No bolt on any bike I work gets installed without at least blue...critical or hard to reach bolts get red..whether they need it or not.

Seeing a bolt leaving your bike and bouncing down the road is very unnerving...haven't seen that since I started an "all bolts get loctite" policy.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2018 | 09:17 AM
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ho yes i forget to put locktite on my gaz tank bolt last year and is a split tank the tank almost fall on the road imagine so now im a pro locktite user loll
 
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ho yes i forget to put locktite on my gaz tank bolt last year and is a split tank the tank almost fall on the road imagine so now im a pro locktite user loll
Each of your tanks has 3 bolts for a total of 6 bolts for your gas tanks.
I've had mine now for 10 years and haven't had a problem with mine, no lock tight used.
However I do have to replace the rubber bushings almost every time I take the tanks off.
 
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There are many many bolts on our solid mounted Harley's that definitely need Loctite but the pivot bolts on the Softails is not that critical, is all I'm saying. To each their own.......
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
There are many many bolts on our solid mounted Harley's that definitely need Loctite but the pivot bolts on the Softails is not that critical, is all I'm saying. To each their own.......
I can think of a bunch of bolts I would rather lose than a pivot bolt.
 
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