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Old 10-30-09, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by operator
I disagree.

Once those pivot bolts have been removed, they MUST be reinstalled with loctite. There isn't a lot of thread engagement and there have been plenty of problems with people losing those bolts after a repair where grease/anti-seize was applied instead of threadlock.

This is one of those other places where I advocate loctite rather than the usual grease - the other notably being rack/fender mount hardware. I can't think of a reason why grease would be superior to loctite in this situation.
Well, I've been doing it wrong for decades and never had a pulley bolt come loose after removing it and just threading it back in good and snug.
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