25-11-17, 11:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-11-17, 11:10 PM by tommyardin.)
(25-11-17, 05:58 PM)darrsi link Wrote: The allen bolt head rounded off, so after a lot of swearing i cut a slot into it but it still wouldn't budge, even using an impact driver.
Mate saved the day again as he had a blow torch and the heat freed it enough to undo it.
Ran out of light so i'll put the new disc on tomorrow now.
Had an issue with my new PR4 tyre as well.
We reckon it may have been at the bottom of a pile of tyres which made it a bit narrow, so even with a ratchet strap my mechanic couldn't get any air into it.
Fortunately he happened to have another tyre there and he put that on for me instead, which was lucky.
In etween dropping it off and picking it back up i spent a couple of hours servicing and regreasing all of the brake calipers so i've had a productive day, albeit a lot longer than intended plus it was bloody freezing outside.
I've decided i'm not going to use threadlock this time, i'm gonna dip the bolts in engine oil then torque them up.
I might check them every few months anyway but i don't reckon they'll budge at all.
Sensible man.
But replace engine oil with copper slip or Red Rubber grease. I check all my bolts every few months, I don't crack them up tighter I just apply some pressure to them and it tells me if they are loose or not.
The only part of my bike I apply LocTite to is the front drive chain (Gearbox) sprocket, then I use to one that go rock hard LocTite 620.