Originally Posted by
bikerjp
It doesn't need loctite. I'd avoid putting that in the shell if possible. These bearings don't seem to last very long and they aren't that expensive so if in doubt I'd just replace them. If new ones still creak then maybe loctite will help. Not sure how easy it will be change out and clean the next time though.
Well ok it doesn't
need loctite, just like you don't really
need to properly torque bolts.
If you don't follow instructions, then yea I wouldn't expect your bearings to be quiet OR last long.
(FYI - I've got about 8000 miles on my CAAD10, with the original bearings.)