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01-26-2013, 05:09 PM | #16 |
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Hi
I surely hope you put a bit of the blue loctite on while installing them, as it should save you the hassle of them falling off once again http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/10/...r-Blue-242.htm Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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01-26-2013, 05:27 PM | #17 |
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I use red loctite for all aircooled engines. It's for higher temp applications
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01-27-2013, 06:27 PM | #19 |
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I ordered a few of these sets a while back to have on hand.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCOOTER-150C...bdd8f2&vxp=mtr
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01-27-2013, 07:25 PM | #20 |
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@ Hank: Yup, I used a generous amount of Loctite and just so people understand I doubled up leaving less chance of stripping, falling off etc.... You can literallty freeze your nuts off here lately, it's been a colder winter than we hoped for BUT I'm still riding, just harder starts in the morning
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01-27-2013, 07:45 PM | #21 | |
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01-27-2013, 07:52 PM | #22 |
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I tend to use the 6mm stainless locking variety. Then like Sammy Squirrel, "You always know where your nuts are"
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01-27-2013, 08:13 PM | #23 |
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I've never had an issue using the standard nuts with split washers.
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01-28-2013, 09:46 PM | #24 | |
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now THAT'S cold!!!
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01-28-2013, 11:57 PM | #25 |
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Correctly tourqued to spec the hardened steel nuts designed for exhaust flanges generally work best. Milder general purpose nuts will corrode faster and become more problematic over time.
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01-30-2013, 11:42 AM | #26 |
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I was thinking about drilling the acorn nuts and adding a bit of safety wire. loctite is nice but I use antisieze to help parts not corrode and be frozen when I do wish to disassemble them later.
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01-31-2013, 02:41 AM | #27 |
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How about we all just check the nuts once in a while? I have an '03 scooter with close to 9000 on it and the exhaust has never leaked because every 2-3 weeks I go over it and check/tighten any fasteners I can get at without taking it apart. Most guys and gals wait til there's a problem to start getting proactive. That's too late.
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02-05-2013, 04:46 PM | #28 |
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The only reason in my mind that they fell off was because the cheap metal they use for mounting bolts contracted during cold weather. That said I agree that checking things every so often is a good idea. If I had thought to do that I might have prevented the issue all together. Seeing as the problem didn't make itself known until the thing fell off the manifold, I wasn't concerned but yes, I will check more often now that I know what the cause is.
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02-27-2013, 12:35 AM | #29 |
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These nuts need to be removed and re-installed about once a month.
This is to prevent rust from seizing them (oh yes, oh yes) and to ensure they don't work themselves loose. Loc-tite will burn and may cause further seizure issues. And if you don't want to replace the cylinder head, do NOT tighten them back up without a torque wrench! Torque to 8 ft.lbs. |
02-27-2013, 01:19 AM | #30 |
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Mine are 10mm
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