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Manual calls for loctite and LOCKWASHER. Torque value is higher than what Pro Action specs call for.
But like I said, mine had neither lock washers or loctite on the bolts. They came out real easy.
2 weeks ago I exchanged shocks and carefully examined this bike with approximately 200 mi on it. It was transported from Texas and the bike looked correct. The 4 mounting bolts did not have any blue lock-tite on them and my estimated torque to remove them using a 3/8" drive breaker bar was 40 foot pounds.
PS: there was no lock washers on this bike, just flat washers.
Last edited by FastHarley; Sep 11, 2019 at 07:29 PM.
2 weeks ago I exchanged shocks and carefully examined this bike with approximately 200 mi on it. It was transported from Texas and the bike looked correct. The 4 mounting bolts did not have any blue lock-tite on them and my estimated torque to remove them using a 3/8" drive breaker bar was 40 foot pounds.
PS: there was no lock washers on this bike, just flat washers.
Looks like the factory can't even follow their own specs. Quality control goin down the *******.
I put it back together with lock washers and blue loctite at 60ft lbs.
Just an observation, you will never find a lockwasher on a Caterpillar diesel engine unless it was installed after it left the factory. They just use a thick flatwasher and call it good. Just something I thought I'd throw out there.
Looks like the factory can't even follow their own specs. Quality control goin down the *******.
I put it back together with lock washers and blue loctite at 60ft lbs.
Much ado about nothing. The factory does not use lock washers, and there are no lock washers shown in the parts catalogs. No need to knot your knickers over the service manual listing a lock washer in the description.
You haven't done any harm using a lock washer. It it pleases you, go for it.
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