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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #15 - 07/01/16 at 16:09:31 I've seen 200°F in a diesel F350 truck. I imagine our bike runs close to this.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #16 - 07/02/16 at 03:53:18 I'm not a Get in a hurry Mechanic. I'm likely to use a drop of blue locktite or even red, if it's really scary, but I don't Remember using any on anything inside there.
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #17 - 07/02/16 at 05:50:16 I didn't use thread locker inside the motor when I did the CCT. I followed versey's instructions which didn't call for it (fairly certain anyway)
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Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement
Reply #18 - 07/02/16 at 09:08:20

Tocsik wrote on 07/02/16 at 05:50:16:

I didn't use thread locker inside the motor when I did the CCT. I followed versey's instructions which didn't call for it (fairly certain anyway)

Thanks. No, verslagen's instructions don't mention loctite; just seemed like a good idea, since the threads on that bolt are tiny and I didn't want to risk snapping it by overtightening. Unless I hear from someone who didn't use loctite and the bolt came loose, I'm inclined to leave it be, rather than go in again.

Thanks, all, for your suggestions.

David

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #19 - 07/02/16 at 09:27:14 I remember how worried I was after doing valves.. Those nuts Do get shook hard.
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Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement
Reply #20 - 09/12/16 at 09:29:21

1,000 miles later, it hasn't shaken loose, so I'm pretty sure it won't. But, if I ever open that part of the bike up again, I will use a drop of high-temp loctite, just to be absolutely sure.

Thanks for all your thoughts on this and other issues.

Garry wrote on 07/01/16 at 02:58:38:

It's gunna worry you until you go back in there and apply a drop of locktite! I'm exactly the same. Just do it and put your mind at rest! Better than spending the next 20,000 miles listening and waiting and thinking the worst instead of just enjoying the ride.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #21 - 09/12/16 at 11:04:19 Nobody has ever had one come loose. I would be very careful about what kinda LokTite I used. Some of that stuff requires heat to get it to let go. If it's not easy to get in there and tighten up, it's not easy to bust loose, either.
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #22 - 09/13/16 at 23:01:09 Rats! just started reading this thread, did mine last December, now I'm in panic mode thinking about that bolt coming loose! Thanks a lot! Any way, insurance is cancelled Sept 27, will check it then. And my other bike in November!
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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #23 - 09/14/16 at 10:14:20 The point of my post was not that I am continuing to worry, but that after 1,000 miles and the bolt not coming loose, I'm figuring it will stay put. Of course, I could be wrong....
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SavageMan99 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 391	Re: Question on cam chain adjuster replacement Reply #24 - 09/14/16 at 15:45:51 I'd only use blue or green loc tite.
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