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Apr 21, 2018 | 07:57 AM

#21

F150HD

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From: Good roads, cold beer

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Originally Posted by HDs4me

wire brush that chit off and apply liquid red loctite

have not read that one before!

Apr 21, 2018 | 08:06 AM

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Dan89FLSTC

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Forget about what color the compound is that the MoCo applies to the threads.

It is not blue locktite. It will keep the bolt from working loose.

Apr 21, 2018 | 08:20 AM

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multihdrdr

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Originally Posted by F150HD

that is the path of least resistance.....whats odd is for the stock comp uninstall/reinstall the manual states to use red 262 when reinstalling that bolt.

same boat as you.

The Manual was written before they started putting a Dry Patch Thread locker on the Bolt.

The same Logic applies to Rotor / Pulley bolts (I mentioned to you in the other thread). Pre-Applied Dry Patch now, but Older Manuals will state to use Red and Blue Loctite. Also Re-using bolts was permissible

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Last edited by multihdrdr; Apr 21, 2018 at 08:50 AM.

Apr 21, 2018 | 08:49 AM

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F150HD

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From: Good roads, cold beer

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Originally Posted by multihdrdr

The Manual was written before they started putting a Dry Patch Thread locker on the Bolt.

The same Logic applies to Rotor / Pulley bolts (I mention to you in the other thread). Pre-Applied Dry Patch now, Older Manuals will state to use Red and Blue Loctite. Also Re-using bolts was permissible.

if the dry patch is on it, seems like the simplest path to go.

if the bolt DOES some loose later, what symptoms would one see/hear I wonder?

I have a torque wrench that goes up to 250 so getting to torque shouldn't be an issue....just don't want to be 100s of miles from home some summer worrying about this! lol