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Old 05-02-2020, 12:32 PM
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Default Pulley bolts and loctite?

Just got these ones, it's the new variant of the stock ones. They already have the yellow thread locker on them, I assume I dont need to add red loctite?





 
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Do the red anyway.
 
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Clean threads in the hub and those new bolts with the locking compound on them is sufficient.
 
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Do the red anyway.
Yea, probably the best idea, won't hurt anything and will make it extra safe.
 
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Red Loctite is overkill for the application. The Loctite patch that Harley has applied will be all you need.
 
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Guess you guys don't read all the pulley bolts came loose threads we get in here regular, no such thing as overkill with those.
 
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If they ( and they do ) come loose your wheel is toast
 
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The orange locktite is a cross between the RED and the BLUE...........hard as RED........easy enough to get off as BLUE!
 
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Guess you guys don't read all the pulley bolts came loose threads we get in here regular, no such thing as overkill with those.
I think in almost all cases the bolts have been reused, so we have no clue how the threads were prepped or what loctite has been used.

I don`t use high strength locking compound on anything on a Harley Davidson.

A new bolt with proper locking compound applied, clean threads inside the hub, and the proper torque.


 

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Originally Posted by showin4fun
Red Loctite is overkill for the application. The Loctite patch that Harley has applied will be all you need.
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Just clean the threads in the pulley and use the new bolts as they are.
Just for the information, RED Loctite is designed for a permanent assembly, once cured it's only removable by heating up. BLUE Loctite is a general threadlocker designed for disassembly.
 


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