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I ended up going with whats in the manual. No blue loctite in threads, just Loctite Silver anti-sieze (coincidental that this what was specified in the book and i happened to have a stick) on the axle. Job took no time.
Whether the manual calls for it or not I always put a little Blue Loctite on every bolt I work with. That is unless it calls specifically for the Red or for anti-seize.
I use anti seize more than loctite. You could say why do you do that when manual doesn't call for it. I don't do it to get it to stay tight. I don't really do it all that much on bike. But on most everything else I touch.
I don't really think you should be doing that. If you insist maybe should be using green even weaker.
Also keep in mind when you put anything on a bolt you need to decrease tq value. If you use a tq wrench that is.
I really like the looks of that.. And you were able to use your original caliper? Have you noticed an increase in stopping power?
Yes, a very substantial improvement. I thought it had to do with the greater swept area of pad to rotor contact, I..e the caliper is clamping an extra so many inches per wheel revolution, but someone more knowledgeable then me said it likely is due to the increased angle/leverage/distance of the caliper from the center of the wheel - like a longer wrench applying more torque then a shorter one for the same effort.
It works very well is all I know! I put some miles on yesterday and as the pads bed in, it got even better.
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