Locktite on Shock/Strut Assemblies
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Locktite on Shock/Strut Assemblies
I've begun to assemble my new shocks and springs and I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to torque down the center nut and the mounting bolts with locktite. What do you all think?
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Most of these nuts have a nylon insert that locks the thread and prevents the nut from easily backing out. Some of the nuts have an upper flange or neck that is smashed slightly egg shaped so that it grips the threads and prevents backing out.
Keep in mind these are supposed to be single use. Once they have been removed, you are supposed to use new nuts. FWIW, I often reuse them ONCE only and never had a nut come loose.
Don't use locktite, because locktite is not necessary. Nothing pisses me off worse than working on an assembly that some goober has locktited up when it wasn't supposed to be. Those goobers usually use the red stuff as well.
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I havent seen the factory use never-seize either...
The maker of the red crap should be shot. Some dummy put that on the caliper bolts on my 7...eight broken bolts and four sawzall blades later I was able to change my calipers at the same time as my rotors...of course I only wanted to change the rotors...
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The maker of the red crap should be shot. Some dummy put that on the caliper bolts on my 7...eight broken bolts and four sawzall blades later I was able to change my calipers at the same time as my rotors...of course I only wanted to change the rotors...
Joe
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I havent seen the factory use never-seize either...
The maker of the red crap should be shot. Some dummy put that on the caliper bolts on my 7...eight broken bolts and four sawzall blades later I was able to change my calipers at the same time as my rotors...of course I only wanted to change the rotors...
Joe
The maker of the red crap should be shot. Some dummy put that on the caliper bolts on my 7...eight broken bolts and four sawzall blades later I was able to change my calipers at the same time as my rotors...of course I only wanted to change the rotors...
Joe
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