You want press fit loctite for this application. Colour isn't always accurate with Loctite, but mine is green. I don't have the actual number on hand, sorry.Rich A. said:I've also read that it can be used on the outside of pivot cartridge bearings to keep them from moving around or creeking.
One of the problems with loctite is that it sometimes goes where you don't want it. E.g. there's a reach adjustment screw on my Hayes brake lever that frequently moves about. Loctite works well for making it stay put, but getting the loctite on the threads of the adjustment screw and nowhere else can be a bit difficult. As a consequence, it took several tries to get it right. On my first attempts, I got loctite on the lever pivots and, a day or so later, the brake lever didn't move very well . Fortunately, I was able to scrape the loctite off the pivot after disassembling the lever assembly. (I finally realized that I could get the loctite where I wanted it when the lever was disassembled.)Rich A. said:I'd like to know where blue loctite should and should not be used on the bike.
006_007 said:best place - for hayes users on the adjustment screw. I only use it now to mount my calipers and rotors.
worst place - as chain lube :nono:
Loctite is available as a paste as well. It comes in tubes that will remind you of Chapstick. This will allow you to put it somewhere and it will stay.KevinB said:One of the problems with loctite is that it sometimes goes where you don't want it. E.g. there's a reach adjustment screw on my Hayes brake lever that frequently moves about. Loctite works well for making it stay put, but getting the loctite on the threads of the adjustment screw and nowhere else can be a bit difficult. As a consequence, it took several tries to get it right. On my first attempts, I got loctite on the lever pivots and, a day or so later, the brake lever didn't move very well . Fortunately, I was able to scrape the loctite off the pivot after disassembling the lever assembly. (I finally realized that I could get the loctite where I wanted it when the lever was disassembled.)
After that experience, I only use loctite on bolts with which I've had problems keeping tight. As another poster has written, most bolts will stay tight if torqued correctly.
Where to use it - any thread that has a history of coming loose even though it's been sufficiently torqued.Rich A. said:where it really IS recommended and places where it is NOT recommended.
Yep, that's how I do it, with a pick.Bull_D said:easiest way i found it to get a pick set from sears.....very friggin' pointy, so be carful.....much like dentist picks. just follow around the thread. the dried loctite comes right out.
