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Reply #15 on: March 19, 2013, 09:58:44 pm


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Reply #16 on: March 21, 2013, 12:41:22 am
I thought that was auto seize. Is that solder or safety wire?
I don't read cruiser mags, so it couldn't have come from there
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Reply #17 on: March 21, 2013, 12:44:11 am
Gracias...never heard of Green Loctite before.

 The 290 green is not for all applications. Read the recommendations carefully and use you best judgment.

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Reply #18 on: July 06, 2013, 12:37:28 am
Loctiting seems to be the standard of care for RE's. Do you need power tools to take off any of these nuts/bolts?

I'm looking to do all of the basic/non-life-threatening maintenance to my bike so that leads to my next question. What are some must have tools for beginners?
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Reply #19 on: July 06, 2013, 12:40:57 am
The blue kind is the basic one.  It holds things on but can be disassembled with hand tools.  The red requires heat or power tools to take apart.  The green can be applied after assembly and just pulls itself into the threads by capillary action.  There's another for nylon fasteners and I think a few more I've forgotten.

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Reply #20 on: July 18, 2013, 04:27:39 am
The 290 green is not for all applications.

+1!!!  Don't use #290 on anything you'd rather not take a torch to to get undone!!
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Reply #21 on: July 18, 2013, 04:59:02 am
Loctite says Green requires common hands tools to disassemble, but may require localized heating to 500 F if the fastener won't budge.  For Blue, Loctite says heat to 482 F if it won't budge!  :o
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/tds/T_LKR_BLUE_tds.pdf
You can get the technical data sheets by looking up each product at the Loctite website and choosing "Technical Data" in that product description.  Here's Green 290:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/t_lkr_green/technical-data/Loctite-Threadlocker-Green-290.htm
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Reply #22 on: July 18, 2013, 02:59:37 pm
Yes, yes. Always go by the loctite number not the color. There is at least two different compounds colored blue that i have used and two greens as well.
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Reply #23 on: July 18, 2013, 05:49:59 pm
Yes, yes. Always go by the loctite number not the color. There is at least two different compounds colored blue that i have used and two greens as well.


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Reply #24 on: July 18, 2013, 06:01:30 pm
The three little screws on the stock heat shield need to be loctited. Those actually hold the stock muffler on!
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Reply #25 on: July 18, 2013, 06:02:30 pm
Use the numbers if you want but I still go by the flavor.

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Reply #26 on: July 18, 2013, 06:18:25 pm
It tastes awful.  :(
Blue will do 99% of what you need to do and come apart with regular hand tools.
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Reply #27 on: July 18, 2013, 06:21:00 pm
Obviously, you just haven't developed the sophisticated palette required to appreciate it.  Keep at it, you will.  ;)

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