I went through an entire 8oz jar of the Green at work over the summer. Suspension components on the buses get the Green.
They also make purple, which is "low strength" and intended mostly for screws with torques measured in inch-pounds. Kurt On Dec 5, 2013 3:43 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops looks like Javier beat me to it. Blue locktite is your friend, that > and anti-sieze compound. Basically every time you remove a bolt think. > Shoud it come off again?=anti-sieze, should it NOT come off > again?=locktite. BTW red locktite requires heat to remove, green might as > well be welded together. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Christy Deering <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:55:02 -0600 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Loose Handbar End > > Awesome! Thanks again for the suggestion, I'm absolutely trying it. > > *Christy Deering* > 734-276-0083 > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes, the blue one is not "as tight" as the others. You don't need to go >> crazy neither, just apply one drop in the treads of the screw. >> J. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Christy Deering <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> You know what, I just looked up Loctite, and there seem to be three >>> varieties, of which I should choose the blue one, which is removable. >>> >>> Thank you!! What a great suggestion. I'll let you know if it does the >>> trick. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:26:35 PM UTC-6, Christy Deering wrote: >>>> >>>> Do you mean Lock tight? I haven't tried it, and I never have, actually. >>>> I always worried that it was somehow irreversible. Is that not the case? >>>> Sorry if that's a silly lady question. :P >>>> >>>> *Christy Deering* >>>> 734-276-0083 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have you tried using Lock-tie? It might just do the trick. >>>>> Javier. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Christy Deering < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Fellas, >>>>>> >>>>>> It's been a while! >>>>>> >>>>>> I've been frustrated by a loose handlebar end (left side) for a while >>>>>> now, and I thought it would be as simple as ordering a new end and/or >>>>>> bolt, >>>>>> but now that I've read a few forum posts and watched a few videos, I'm >>>>>> not >>>>>> so sure it's that simple. Any thoughts? I'd like to avoid replacing the >>>>>> entire assembly if I don't have to. >>>>>> >>>>>> What happens is when I start my Nighthawk up in the morning, with the >>>>>> choke pulled all the way out, the vibrations (which are of course >>>>>> stronger >>>>>> when the bike is idling with the choke all the way out) cause the screw >>>>>> to >>>>>> start spinning wildly, and the end weight comes with it. I've tried >>>>>> screwing it back in, obviously, but it never stays put. I'm thinking >>>>>> something is stripped in there, but I don't know if it's the bolt or the >>>>>> inside assembly. >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of the forum posts I've seen seem to mention a nut getting lost >>>>>> in the handlebar which could be the problem, or maybe a stripped >>>>>> nut/bolt, >>>>>> but I haven't seen any posts on exactly my problem. Most of them are >>>>>> either >>>>>> talking about replacing the entire assembly, or upgrading an existing one >>>>>> that's in good condition. There was even one on the end weight being >>>>>> loose >>>>>> while the bolt is tightly screwed in. *shakes head* >>>>>> >>>>>> That said, I'm real sick of tightening that thing and having it come >>>>>> loose by the next day. >>>>>> >>>>>> Help! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups. >>>>>> com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>>> topic/nighthawk_lovers/JiKx8aynPm4/unsubscribe. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> . >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/JiKx8aynPm4/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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