pre-season maintenance

[kermita]

The 636 is currently in my basement with the wheels off (getting some new Pilot Powers) and stripped of body work so that I can check fasteners and do some cleaning. So my question is....what color loc-tite should be used and where? Also, is anti-seize the best thing for the front/rear axles? Any other things I should be looking at before putting her back together again?

TIA

[ssg]

Blue loctite tastes the best, and it's your friend...just don't saturate the threads with it, doesen't take much to do it's thing.

Don't use red anywhere unless you never want to take that nut or bolt off again EVER, almost.

Little bit of anti-seize isn't a bad idea I would guess, but I personally don't use it.

[gmdboston]

Use grease on the axles, don't use loctite any where. A properly torqued bolt will not come loose and the loctite will gum up the threads. There are a few spots where loctite is needed, but not any place you will be checking. Maybe we need to do a "Basic Maintenance" seminar?

[ejoy1220]

If I had the wheels off, I would make sure the chain were lubed well, and the bearings were nice and greased, but on a new lower mileage bike it shouldn't be that big of a deal.

[KB]

that seminar would be a great idea!

p.s: do you mean grease the length of axle, or just the wheel bearings?

You said "grease the length"

KB

[union]

Use grease on the axles, don't use loctite any where. A properly torqued bolt will not come loose and the loctite will gum up the threads. There are a few spots where loctite is needed, but not any place you will be checking. Maybe we need to do a "Basic Maintenance" seminar?

Ill be there. I might as well pack a suitcase. It seems I might jsut move in.

[Wishbone]

Use grease on the axles, don't use loctite any where. A properly torqued bolt will not come loose and the loctite will gum up the threads. There are a few spots where loctite is needed, but not any place you will be checking. Maybe we need to do a "Basic Maintenance" seminar?

do the seminar pete, it will help all us learn. especially me cause im a moron


plus i like the pizza

[kermita]

Use grease on the axles, don't use loctite any where. A properly torqued bolt will not come loose and the loctite will gum up the threads. There are a few spots where loctite is needed, but not any place you will be checking. Maybe we need to do a "Basic Maintenance" seminar?

thanks for the input. any particular type of grease for the axles?

[kermita]

Maybe we need to do a "Basic Maintenance" seminar?

sounds good to me. the more i can learn about maintenance the better.

[reiobard]

A seminar would be great!

[gmdboston]

grease the axle with a light coating of a good water proof grease. It keeps the axle from oxidizing and cold welding it self to the bearings and the distance collar. I'll put some thing together for next month.

[nerijusj]

So my question is....what color loc-tite should be used and where?
TIA

Well, first part of your question was answered. As to which bolts need to be loctited- you will see some residue on a bolt tread when you remove a bolt. These were loctited at the factory.

[kermita]

The worst example I've seen of loctite residue was when I took out the bolts for the bar ends. The bolts were completely full of red locktite and I imagine that the inside is as well. The funny thing was that it was nothing at all to get those bolts out. Can you actually use too much loctite and counteract its original purpose? And what's the best way to clean loctite residue?

[nerijusj]

The worst example I've seen of loctite residue was when I took out the bolts for the bar ends. The bolts were completely full of red locktite and I imagine that the inside is as well. The funny thing was that it was nothing at all to get those bolts out. Can you actually use too much loctite and counteract its original purpose? And what's the best way to clean loctite residue?

Yes, the factory stuff is not blue. It doesn't mean that they are using red (permanent) loctite though. Might be another brand and that's why it's different color. Not sure about cleaning that residue off of bolts, never bothered.