RossKean
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What were you searching to come up with a 13 year old thread?
By the way, you should use Loctite on the lock screws on the side cases. Otherwise, I pretty much only use Loctite on the bolts where it is specified in the FSM.
If the correct torque is applied, there is little likelihood that a fastener will back off. In addition, with Loctite, you cannot correctly apply the specified torque to a fastener. When fresh, it acts as a lubricant that will have you over-tightening. After it has cured, it creates extra drag which means the fastener will be under-tightened. (You MUST remove all traces of the gummy old stuff (from both the bolt and the hole or nut) before reusing the fastener.)
I will sometimes use the blue Loctite for non-critical fasteners that don't have a torque specification and I feel are subject to vibration (mostly for add-ons and stuff like the side case screws). I have used it on the front fender bolts as mentioned by the original poster - mine backed off as well and I lost one. I will use red on something I have no expectation of ever taking apart again. Otherwise, the torque specification (or my highly calibrated wrist) is adequate and appropriate.
What were you searching to come up with a 13 year old thread?
By the way, you should use Loctite on the lock screws on the side cases. Otherwise, I pretty much only use Loctite on the bolts where it is specified in the FSM.
If the correct torque is applied, there is little likelihood that a fastener will back off. In addition, with Loctite, you cannot correctly apply the specified torque to a fastener. When fresh, it acts as a lubricant that will have you over-tightening. After it has cured, it creates extra drag which means the fastener will be under-tightened. (You MUST remove all traces of the gummy old stuff (from both the bolt and the hole or nut) before reusing the fastener.)
I will sometimes use the blue Loctite for non-critical fasteners that don't have a torque specification and I feel are subject to vibration (mostly for add-ons and stuff like the side case screws). I have used it on the front fender bolts as mentioned by the original poster - mine backed off as well and I lost one. I will use red on something I have no expectation of ever taking apart again. Otherwise, the torque specification (or my highly calibrated wrist) is adequate and appropriate.
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