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use of Loctite
I will be assembling my rebuilt front suspension soon and was wondering if the forum has an opinion on using Loctite on the fasteners. Every so often I read that someone had a bolt or nut come loose on their suspension and I would like to prevent it.
Thanks
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Use the blue and you'll be fine. It's for medium grip. The red is a pain to remove and the green stud and race mount is impossible to remove. Locktite also makes a green which is a "wick" style so if you get the green check and see which version it is.
p.s., There are always a bunch of loose "nuts" on this board! |
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ditto, I use blue , works fine, expensive stuff...
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Aren't all front suspension bolts not equipped with cotter nuts or at least selflocking nuts? I have not tackled the MB suspension yet, but it seems that "just" a nut with lock washer is usually not enough anyway.
Bert
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The bolts that attach the inner control arm pivots to the subframe are just "bolted in" and there are a few others I can't recall. I read on another forum of someone that had a control arm pivot come loose because the bolts came loose. The Loctite seems like a good idea.
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no they are not, I find it unusual as well but then again I find alot of stuff on these ol gals -- unusual
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I would IMAGINE if you follow factory torque-specs with new nuts&bolts it wouldn't be needed, BUT unless you replace all the nuts and bolts, it most surely is - think of how much more loose the threads are after decades of stress!
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