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Originally Posted by Gecko77
The M8 threaded bolt has never been tightened to the precise torque by my bike service shop, they tighten it to hell and I can only tighten it so much with a hex key, which clearly will not get me near the proper torque.

I used blue Loctite, let it settle for 72hrs, and on the first ride the bolt came loose again. Again, I could only use a hex key to tighten it.
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