What type of Lock tite?

sheadouglas · 02-15-2007, 06:58 PM

What type of lock tite do yall use?

NewEnglandTrails · 02-15-2007, 07:06 PM

I use Blue loc-tite.

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mdsuave13 · 02-15-2007, 07:07 PM

i have red and blue.. red for anything that gets exposed to heat... exhaust, motor, etc...

blue for everything else. just remember a dab will do ya...

sheadouglas · 02-15-2007, 07:11 PM

Should I be putting loc -tite on EVERY SINGLE BOLT, SCREW, ETC...?
I know this has probably been posted, I just tighten everything up about every week or two. Now that I am going to be hitting the trails more, I want to get a permanent tightening.

mdsuave13 · 02-15-2007, 07:14 PM

anything you take apart, loctite back together.. every bolt, screw, everything...

take apart what you can get to easily, loctite and then when you start breaking things, loctite as necessary...

ambassador · 02-15-2007, 08:34 PM

Loc-Tite every single nut, bolt, screw you can possibly get to and then the ones you can't get to, start taking stuff off to get to them.. All of the nuts, bolts, screws need to be checked, when china man built your bike he didn't use a whole lot of muscle and as everyone will tell you, they have found stuff loose or just finger tight.. Get yourself a sharpie marker and take everything off, loc-tite it and reinstall then mark it so you know it's been done, also get some lock washers and put them anywhere you can too... This is VERY IMPORTANT and may save your life or at least some parts of your bike.. I'm sure anyone on here will tell you the same.. Not trying to scare you but safety should be of the utmost importance...

Beerslayer · 02-16-2007, 12:31 AM

Marking them with a sharpie is a great idea.

When I used to work as a heavy duty mechanic on logging equipment, I used to use either red loctite or antiseize.

I don't loctite EVERYTHING on the bike, but almost. I have noticed that the blue loctite also keeps rust from forming on the threads. It is harder to get the bolt out, but you CAN get it out.

After the initial work on my bike, I went down to the Napa auto parts store and bought a selection of the most common metric bolts on my bike. If a bolt is not in good shape, I replace it with a new one. The last thing I want is a bolt sheared off or a head rounded off when I need to remove it.

I noticed in the forums on Thumpertalk that all the Japanese bike owners are having to check their bolts and use loctite too. It's not just China bikes.

frostbite · 02-16-2007, 05:48 AM

I don't use locktite. I prefer to replace questioniable fasteners with a stainless steel unit and a lock washer. It hasn't failed me so far.

IronFist · 07-11-2007, 12:37 AM

Red and blue, Canadian Tire bolt gripper. Lock washers, not fender washers for everything I reassemble. I have a pic of my plastic chain guard that I'll post in my album, pg 8 of gallery. I believe the locktite I used ate the plastic. From now on I'm going to make sure I don't get any loctite on plastic, rubber washers, wires or anything else except the threads of the bolt I want gripped. :wink:

Jim · 07-11-2007, 01:55 AM

I use blue loctite on any bolt that has fallen out and is being replaced, or any bolt I've had off and replacing. I'm not looking to tear the thing apart bolt by bolt, I will loctite on a need too basis.

gyjoe · 07-11-2007, 06:45 AM

I read a post some time ago saying that the bolts on the engine should be okay without loctite. So I did everything else and left the engine alone. Everything has been fine, except I did find that the exhaust header bolts had come loose. I tightened them up and used lock washers to keep them tight.

fatboy250 · 07-11-2007, 04:22 PM

Red everywhere....I don't discriminate :roll: I want stuff to stay tight.

goldshadow · 07-11-2007, 04:27 PM

Red anyplace it'll fit.

AZ200cc · 07-11-2007, 11:15 PM

An old mechanic I knew used to say that cross thread was better than loctite

MOTOXtreme · 07-12-2007, 09:57 AM

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An old mechanic I knew used to say that cross thread was better than loctite

I was going to say that. I say that all the time. Kidding of course, Being a dealer I was not sure it was appropriate.

02-15-2007, 06:58 PM	#1
sheadouglas Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 349	What type of Lock tite? What type of lock tite do yall use?
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mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	i have red and blue.. red for anything that gets exposed to heat... exhaust, motor, etc... blue for everything else. just remember a dab will do ya... __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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02-15-2007, 07:14 PM	#5
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	anything you take apart, loctite back together.. every bolt, screw, everything... take apart what you can get to easily, loctite and then when you start breaking things, loctite as necessary... __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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02-16-2007, 05:48 AM	#8
frostbite Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 1,744	I don't use locktite. I prefer to replace questioniable fasteners with a stainless steel unit and a lock washer. It hasn't failed me so far. __________________ Frostbite "The beatings will continue until moral improves"
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07-11-2007, 06:45 AM	#11
gyjoe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 230	I read a post some time ago saying that the bolts on the engine should be okay without loctite. So I did everything else and left the engine alone. Everything has been fine, except I did find that the exhaust header bolts had come loose. I tightened them up and used lock washers to keep them tight. __________________ 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5
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02-15-2007, 07:06 PM	#2
NewEnglandTrails Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Quiet Corner of CT. Posts: 387	I use Blue loc-tite. NET
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02-15-2007, 07:11 PM	#4
sheadouglas Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 349	Should I be putting loc -tite on EVERY SINGLE BOLT, SCREW, ETC...? I know this has probably been posted, I just tighten everything up about every week or two. Now that I am going to be hitting the trails more, I want to get a permanent tightening.
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02-15-2007, 08:34 PM	#6
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Loc-Tite every single nut, bolt, screw you can possibly get to and then the ones you can't get to, start taking stuff off to get to them.. All of the nuts, bolts, screws need to be checked, when china man built your bike he didn't use a whole lot of muscle and as everyone will tell you, they have found stuff loose or just finger tight.. Get yourself a sharpie marker and take everything off, loc-tite it and reinstall then mark it so you know it's been done, also get some lock washers and put them anywhere you can too... This is VERY IMPORTANT and may save your life or at least some parts of your bike.. I'm sure anyone on here will tell you the same.. Not trying to scare you but safety should be of the utmost importance...
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02-16-2007, 12:31 AM	#7
Beerslayer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 188	Marking them with a sharpie is a great idea. When I used to work as a heavy duty mechanic on logging equipment, I used to use either red loctite or antiseize. I don't loctite EVERYTHING on the bike, but almost. I have noticed that the blue loctite also keeps rust from forming on the threads. It is harder to get the bolt out, but you CAN get it out. After the initial work on my bike, I went down to the Napa auto parts store and bought a selection of the most common metric bolts on my bike. If a bolt is not in good shape, I replace it with a new one. The last thing I want is a bolt sheared off or a head rounded off when I need to remove it. I noticed in the forums on Thumpertalk that all the Japanese bike owners are having to check their bolts and use loctite too. It's not just China bikes.
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07-11-2007, 12:37 AM	#9
IronFist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 2,585	Red and blue, Canadian Tire bolt gripper. Lock washers, not fender washers for everything I reassemble. I have a pic of my plastic chain guard that I'll post in my album, pg 8 of gallery. I believe the locktite I used ate the plastic. From now on I'm going to make sure I don't get any loctite on plastic, rubber washers, wires or anything else except the threads of the bolt I want gripped. :wink:
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07-11-2007, 01:55 AM	#10
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I use blue loctite on any bolt that has fallen out and is being replaced, or any bolt I've had off and replacing. I'm not looking to tear the thing apart bolt by bolt, I will loctite on a need too basis.
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07-11-2007, 04:22 PM	#12
fatboy250 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: COLUMBIA, SC Posts: 973	Red everywhere....I don't discriminate :roll: I want stuff to stay tight. __________________ 2008 Jonway MC-70-150 2007 Roketa DB-07B (RSM-200E) 2006 Roketa DB-07A (RSX-200E) 1995 Kawasaki Concours (ZG1000)
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07-11-2007, 04:27 PM	#13
goldshadow Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 80	Red anyplace it'll fit. __________________ 1975 Honda Goldwing GL1000 <br />2007 American Lifan GY-5 Licensed in NE
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07-11-2007, 11:15 PM	#14
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	An old mechanic I knew used to say that cross thread was better than loctite __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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