westslope
Wheeling
- Location
- Wildfire country, BC
A neighbour rides a Harley and says he puts blue locktite on all his bolts due to the vibration. He recommended I do the same for the off-road Xterra. He has worked as a hunting and fishing guide in remote parts of British Columbia so he knows what hard pounding washboard looks and feels like.
I have never seen off-roaders recommending locktite for anything. Anti-seize? Yes. Torque to spec? Yes.
My intuition is that the advice is bad but I thought I would put it out there. I am inclined to stick to anti-seize, high temperature aluminum in the case of the exhaust system.
Is there any merit to adding locktite to stud/bolt/nut connections on the exhaust system? Thoughts?
I have never seen off-roaders recommending locktite for anything. Anti-seize? Yes. Torque to spec? Yes.
My intuition is that the advice is bad but I thought I would put it out there. I am inclined to stick to anti-seize, high temperature aluminum in the case of the exhaust system.
Is there any merit to adding locktite to stud/bolt/nut connections on the exhaust system? Thoughts?
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