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.