Originally Posted by
zonatandem
Locktite on the bolt or get a new bolt; use a thin shim (piece of an alu can).
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
You still may not tightening the pinch bolt sufficiently, threads tighten up a little smoother than dry ones.
[that's opposite of thread locking the bolt.. ]
but threads cut in aluminum may strip out.. so there are limits .
The red loc tite on the bar stem contact surface will keep things better , perhaps..
(I should probably mention that I'm a total novice when it comes to servicing my own bike - which i'm hoping to get better at soon)
what I'm reading is saying to never use red loctite on a bike, but blue instead. Would I just loosed the bolt, put some loctite in between, then tighten it back up again?