Loctite for header bolts?
05-28-2002, 04:28 PM
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Loctite for header bolts? Any of you guys use Loctite for the header/manifold bolts? If so, what strenght? Any reason why it would be a bad idea? Thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
05-28-2002, 04:46 PM
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? i wouldnt see the point in it because it would make taking them out a pita when the time comes. i used antisieze the two times ive done it and it works fine. just make sure to go through the bolts in a week and tighten them to make sure the gasket is tight.
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by smokin' joe 00 ss:
<strong>anti-sieze and stage 8 locking header bolts for me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ditto <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong>anti-sieze and stage 8 locking header bolts for me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ditto <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? Why would you want to use anti-seize? There’s none on there to begin with. How often do you guys take the headers on and off???
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? I anti-sieze everything (except on my Sportster).
The point isn't how often you take them off -
it's whether it will come out without shearing
a bolt, when you eventually do. It's the bolts
that stay put for a long time that will rust in
place.
The point isn't how often you take them off -
it's whether it will come out without shearing
a bolt, when you eventually do. It's the bolts
that stay put for a long time that will rust in
place.
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? like the guy above me said. i took my stock bolts out at 500 miles. they came out like nothing. without antisieze and many, many thousands of miles later it would have been a pita. not to mention that it makes putting them in a hell of a lot easier. you know you wont strip it putting them in because you will be able to finger tighten them pretty far. you have less a chance of snapping them if you ever need to take them out.
let me know if you need a hand putting them on.
let me know if you need a hand putting them on.
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Re: Loctite for header bolts? Roy I agree and see your point. Anti-seize it is! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
