[jdc48160]

Would it be a good idea to put a little bit of LocTite on the threads of the bolts that you use to install swingarm spools?

I would think so just because of the vibration that's gonna go thru the swingarm when you're riding. Don't want them to work their way out and come off.

 

[Lost1888]

I used blue.

 

[drinkbrew]

mine haven't come loose at all but, I can't see it hurting anything.

 

[jdc48160]

Well, I put them on without for now. I'll check them once I get a chance to take the bike out and ride it. Probably LocTite them later just to be safe.

 

[briderdt]

I used green LocTite (the "after installation" type), as that's all I had at the time.

 

[zimmtown]

If you have it why not? I put it on mine with the same thought process about vibration.

 

[imdying]

Bit of 243, nothing special

 

[SVstryker]

i used some, but after a wreck the bolt broke off in the swingarm.....it's been a PITA to remove. i wish i hadn't used it.

 

[flexo]

SVstryker what brand of swingarm spools were you using?

 

[SVstryker]

SVstryker what brand of swingarm spools were you using?

cheeeeeep azz scumBay ones:

i know, i know........why go cheap....

 

[Currently]

If you don't use loctite, get used to the idea of bolts and parts falling off in the road.

 

[DougZ]

If you don't use loctite, get used to the idea of bolts and parts falling off in the road.

For an HD that statement is true anyway.

 

[Currently]

The SV also ... my horn is along some road in NH ... so are the bolts that hold my gastank. Your kit is now put to good use! :thumbsup:

BTW, all those parts fell off after I brought my bike to the dealer ... I never returned as a result of that experience.

I now torque all my bolts and use loctite blue or green. On everything but axle bolts.

 

[DougZ]

I never loctite anything on the SV, other than what it calls for in the manual..rotors bolts, etc. Proper torque spec has always worked for me.

 

[bottlerocketdodger]

would recommend not. its not an integral part of the bike in the first place and secondly I recently sheared a spool bolt off in my accident and had to use a bolt extractor for the first time. It really would have been a PITA if I had used any locktite at all on that bolt... I'm guessing.

 

[Nudist]

Please please don't use red.

 

[warrenpridgeon]

I just used a dab of paint

 

[drinkbrew]

I just used a dab of paint

i've heard a dab of clear nail polish works in a pinch too, a friend of mine used to use it on his RC car parts

 

[dunni88]

I never loctite anything on the SV, other than what it calls for in the manual..rotors bolts, etc. Proper torque spec has always worked for me.

+1 Proper torque for the win. Bolts are designed to stay tight indefinitly if torqed properly. Since this is an M8 going into steel you'd want to do around 20N-m. If you don't have a torque wrench just do it til its snug and then a little bit more.

 

[SD 650S]

It shouldn't hurt anything, it's probably a good thing.

Blue Loctite is extremely easy to remove, I sometimes think it doesn't do anything. But I do use it on certain bolts, of course only metal to metal contact.