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Always use loctite
06/25/09 at 16:26:49

So I ride home from work and after I park the bike I notice that there is oil all over the engine and bike. I investigated for a bit and I saw that the bolts on the rear valve cover had rattled loose and the cover was loose. I just checked the valve clearances 300 miles ago but I didn't use loctite when I put the bolts back in.

I'm going to go get a bottle while the engine cools. It didn't lose a lot of oil (it's about halfway between the bottom of the sight glass and where it is supposed to be when full. Is there anything I should check before I ride her again?

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #1 - 06/25/09 at 16:33:41 Proper torque also helps a lot, but yeah it never hurts.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #2 - 06/25/09 at 18:25:07 You might want to check the front cover, too.
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Re: Always use loctite
Reply #3 - 06/25/09 at 20:22:10

It is also very important to make sure there is no residual oil in the bottom of a blind hole. The screw will tighten down against the oil and seem tight but the oil will eventually wick up the threads and the screw will loosen. I use some long stem cotton swabs I got at radio shack and make sure all the holes are oil free before I start the head cover assembly process. Max

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Always use loctite Reply #4 - 06/25/09 at 23:03:46 Ive never used locktite on any screw that needed to be turned on a regular basis.
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Re: Always use loctite
Reply #5 - 06/26/09 at 08:13:11

BLUE loctite -- the kind that can be removed with hand tools!

They make other colors and higher strength varieties that need to be heated with a propane torch. That's not much use for normal maintenance items. And they have competitors that may use a different color code.

So, to repeat, BLUE loctite (or equivalent) -- the kind that can be removed with hand tools!

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sidny4 YaBB Newbies Offline Thumping since May 2008 Posts: 35 Fargo, ND Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #6 - 06/26/09 at 10:30:03 Yeah, I used the blue loctite. I didn't feel like having those bolts welded into the head (tempting though.) Now I just need to wash off the excess oil that I couldn't wipe off.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #7 - 06/26/09 at 16:18:04 If you don't have any loctite just wrap the threads with a little teflon tape. It will keep the bolt from coming loose and acts as anti seize protection. Been doing it for years with no problems.
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Seth C. Full Member Offline Posts: 173 Tucson, AZ Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #8 - 06/27/09 at 11:34:45 Ed L. wrote on 06/26/09 at 16:18:04: If you don't have any loctite just wrap the threads with a little teflon tape. It will keep the bolt from coming loose and acts as anti seize protection. Been doing it for years with no problems. +1, was gonna suggest the same thing, but ol Ed beat me to it.
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ls650v Junior Member Offline 97 savage Posts: 73 Clinton Twp, MI Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #9 - 06/28/09 at 04:16:50 I would not feel comfortable using loctite on any fastener going into aluminum, unless the manufacturer specifically says to do so. The Suzuki Service Manual says to use loctite in a small number of locations. This in not one of them.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Always use loctite Reply #10 - 06/28/09 at 05:27:25 I know guys who use loctite when they put their wheels on cars,others who use WD40,I use nothing.
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