Loctite Question
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I am having a new rear tire installed on my RK due to a woodscrew finding its way into my very nice OEM rear tire (grumble-grumble) and, in order for my local mechanic's tire mounting machine to install the tire, the rear belt pulley must be removed, which I have done (is that unusual, btw?). The 7/16" screws are, of course, loctited and need to be loctited when reinstalled. The manual says use 2 drops of red (high-strength) loctite, but, I am a bit hesitant to use that stuff since it usually requires heat for removal. Has anyone had experience here? The torque value is around 60 ft-lbs and, combined with blue loctite, I can't see why red is needed, but, I am certainly willing to use it if the group thinks I should. Btw, there was a considerable amount of left-over thread lock left in the wheel and the threads of the bolts that hold the sprocket on. I used a tap and die to chase that stuff out of the threads which worked like a charm. Otherwise, I doubt if I'd get an accurate torque when re-installing the bolts.
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RE: Loctite Question
Ted,
If the factory used red, then it looks like you had no trouble removing them
, I wouldn't have a problem with the blue personally, properly torqued, the red is stronger bind than the blue which you already know. Hate that screw got your tire, that sucks.
If the factory used red, then it looks like you had no trouble removing them
, I wouldn't have a problem with the blue personally, properly torqued, the red is stronger bind than the blue which you already know. Hate that screw got your tire, that sucks.
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Ted
Use the red, a bit of heat to remove them doesn't do any damage to anything. I've done it many times, you just heat the head of the bolt, not the area itself. You really don't want to chance these bolts loosening up.
Use the red, a bit of heat to remove them doesn't do any damage to anything. I've done it many times, you just heat the head of the bolt, not the area itself. You really don't want to chance these bolts loosening up.
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RE: Loctite Question
I am of the tighter is better camp. Blue would probably hold just fine but I would prefer the extra hold of the red due to increased vibration in that area.
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RE: Loctite Question
Red breaks down at 285 degrees F, so if you really are afraid of a torch you can pour boiling water on the bolts. But a propane torch is very accurate, and I've never had any problems.
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We don't have to take off the rear belt pulley to mount the tire at the motorcycle shop I work at. I guess we're the lucky ones. 
I actually got a flat tire half a mile away from the shop on my way to work today, due to a spoke deciding it was time to poke through my rim strip. Going with the Maxxis Classics this time around. Real good, and cheap, tire.
I actually got a flat tire half a mile away from the shop on my way to work today, due to a spoke deciding it was time to poke through my rim strip. Going with the Maxxis Classics this time around. Real good, and cheap, tire.