cradle bolts keep comming loose

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cdaleman440 · #1 Post by **cdaleman440** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:08 pm

well my engine craddle bolts keep comming loose and i have tryed alot of lock tight and alot of lock nuts to im getting tired of this
Thanks, Austin

CannondaleRider · #2 Post by **CannondaleRider** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:56 pm

What kind, and how much locktite are you using?

We got a gel form of locktite, that was supposed to work great, and was easy to use....nope, didn't work at all, no matter how much or little you used. I went back to the messy old liquid form, that always gets spilled, and used a smaller amount of it, and i've yet to have problems with my cradle bolts any more.

cdaleman440 · #3 Post by **cdaleman440** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:32 am

k ill reasemble right now and use a lil of my red locktight and hope she stays together for the race on sunday

banzairx7 · #4 Post by **banzairx7** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:12 am

Make sure the bolts are clean. Spray some brake cleaner or other solvent on them to get any oils off. The nuts in the cradle need the same treatment.

cannondale27 · #5 Post by **cannondale27** » Fri May 05, 2006 11:34 am

I used longer bolts and put another nut on them.With Loctite.

cdaleman440 · #6 Post by **cdaleman440** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:52 pm

thats smart like a lock nut on a axel im deffently doing that

CannondaleRider · #7 Post by **CannondaleRider** » Fri May 05, 2006 3:20 pm

Also, take some brake cleaner, and a toothbrush, and clean off the bolts, and the threads in the cradle.

That will take off the left over locktite, that will cause the new locktite to not stick as well.

Reason for using brake cleaner, is that it won't leave any kind of residue.