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Loctite - Gear Shifter Bolt

Ninjitsu

Ninjitsu

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On my way back from Ottawa this weekend I stopped at a gas station and when I did a quick visual check of my bike I noticed my gear shift lever bolt was hanging by the last few threads. I had removed my gear shift lever to clean the front sprocket guard earlier in the week and thought I had tightened it enough when I reassembled. Should I have used some kind of locking compound on this bolt like Loctite?

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/10/15/t_lkr_blue/overview/Loctite-Threadlocker-Blue-242.htm
 
Yes....+1 to blue locktite everything.

especially critical hardware - what on a bike isn't critical though
 
Its a good idea but not required if you tightened it properly....Those do not come with any locking compound from the factory...
 
JohnnyP636 said:
Its a good idea but not required if you tightened it properly....Those do not come with any locking compound from the factory...
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Pulled out the stock one on my R6 and it had red LT powder/crust all over it... some do some don't. I stick with blue when i re-install.
 
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Aloha Snackbar said:
Pulled out the stock one on my R6 and it had red LT powder/crust all over it... some do some don't. I stick with blue when i re-install.
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My 08 R6 was also loctited from the factory :(

-Jamie M.
 
Aloha Snackbar said:
Pulled out the stock one on my R6 and it had red LT powder/crust all over it... some do some don't. I stick with blue when i re-install.
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I was speaking specifically about the OP's bike, which is listed as a Ninja 250R so I stick to my comment those do not come with any loctite from the factory...No Kawi I have ever owned does, and no Kawi I ever owned needed it, if like I said you tighten it properly...And I have build quite a few of them from the ground up

OP also mentioned loosening it, so again "its a good idea but not required if you tightened it properly"
 
Never loctite any of the fairing panels.
 
If in doubt locktite but I am with MrP on this. They dont come locktited and they generally dont come out. My guess is it either wasnt tight in the first place or the threads were stretched and you need a new bolt.
 
sounds like he did it up by hand and went to tighten something else forgot to use the wrench on the shifter, right?
 
JohnnyP636 said:
Its a good idea but not required if you tightened it properly....Those do not come with any locking compound from the factory...
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+1 Add a spring washer if you want to make sure it stays put, but it's not really necessary if it's properly tightened.

I use blue Locktite very sparingly, red practically never. It's a much better practice to check your bolts once a year than to Locktite everything, IMO.
 
Good tip.

I reuse a technique i learned from RC Helicopters (high vibration environment). A little aliphatic resin (carpenters glue) holds screws in ABS, fiberglass etc. well enough without causing problems when you do want it out....
 
actually, if you get "Crafters Glue" or "RC Canopy Glue" it's a little more pricey but does dry transparent and has similar properties.
 
^ Good to know, thanks again. We learn something new every day.
 
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