Breather bolts - Loctite? Anti-Seize?
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From: Winnipeg, Canada
Breather bolts - Loctite? Anti-Seize?
My service manual doesn't say to use anything; I've heard red Loctite, and I've heard anti-seize.
What should I be using on my breather bolts?
Thx.
What should I be using on my breather bolts?
Thx.
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I personally don't use anything, and have never had a problem with them coming loose. If you must use something, go with blue. Red is for things you never want to remove, and this is not one of those places.
Road Captain
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What he said... 
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From: Maryland near DC
the se ac calls for white (high temp) locktight for the breather bolts that go in the head...or at least they did in 2008 on the twin cams...the filter assy. came with a small tube of it...
Road Captain
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Strange, I just pulled my Dealer installed SE Heavy Breather and the crankcase bolts did not have loctite on them?
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Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: AZ
That's good to hear, I just discovered mine were loose and weeping after about a year without loctite. I reinstalled them with blue loctite.
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