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Post by jrcanoe on Jul 17, 2005 23:57:45 GMT -5
Is the rear wheel nut lefty loosey. I can't seem to get it to break loose!
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 18, 2005 1:38:50 GMT -5
It can be really tough to get loose. To get mine off I had to apply penetrating oil (aka Liquid Wrench) a few times and let it sit over night. Then I got someone to hold the rear brakes on as hard as they could (you may need to tighten them up if they're loose via the funky nut) while I tried to loosen it (lefty). I ended up using a big 'cheater bar' which was a 4 foot length of steel pipe which I slid over the handle for more leverage.
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Post by jrcanoe on Jul 18, 2005 2:12:50 GMT -5
Thanks, I got it off. I had to have a buddy sit on the bike and hold both brakes hard, while I jumped on the wrench.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 18, 2005 2:13:59 GMT -5
I had to have a buddy ...hold both brakes hard Why both brakes? |
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Post by jrcanoe on Jul 18, 2005 3:17:25 GMT -5
When I was trying to do it myself I was moving the whole bike so when I had my buddy sit on it I told him to hold both brakes just to make sure the bike didn't roll backward when I steped on the wrench.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 18, 2005 3:20:48 GMT -5
;D I'm just glad you got it!
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Post by tedsmini on Jul 18, 2005 3:56:07 GMT -5
Sounds like a tough nut to crack  |
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Post by j2cunningham on Aug 1, 2005 21:01:55 GMT -5
What size was that nut? I need to take off my rear wheel and get a new tire. After I get that nut off, what else do I have to do to get the wheel off?
Thanks
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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Aug 2, 2005 0:04:27 GMT -5
What size was that nut? I need to take off my rear wheel and get a new tire. After I get that nut off, what else do I have to do to get the wheel off? Thanks Read the other post, [glow=red,2,300] Your very Welcome[/glow] |
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Post by pierre on Sept 11, 2005 11:35:16 GMT -5
I loosened the rear nut and retorqued it to 87 lbs, without Locktite. I bought the Red Locktite but read on the label it would need to be heated to 500 degrees F to loosen it. Won't this harm the bearing grease or something? Did I get the wrong Locktite?
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Post by chucktuna on Sept 11, 2005 11:51:59 GMT -5
The blue can be removed with hand tools alone. The red (and green) need heat to soften it up.
Chuck
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Post by Dandy Dan on Sept 11, 2005 15:27:26 GMT -5
Chuck is right on with what the manufacturer claims. From my personal experience I've found that on any bolt/nut over about 4mm diameter you can use red and still get it off using hand tools. However I do recommend using blue as it works very well and is easier to get off. Buy a bottle of the blue stuff and use it 95% of the time (red only on large stuff and stuff you never want to come loose). The larger the bolt the stronger the locktight you can use.
Just out of curiousity, the strengths of locktight are:
black - weakest
blue
red
green - strongest???
I'm only sure about the blue and red ones but I know there is a weaker one that blue which I think is black. I've never heard of green though until Chucks post.
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Post by angelis on Sept 11, 2005 18:50:13 GMT -5
Generally, red(262) means high strength(need heat to remove), blue(242) is medium strength(no heat) and purple(222)(not black, sorry) is low strength.
Green(290) is a penetrating threadlocker. You'd use it on already assembled parts. It "slides"(I don't know what other word to use there) down into the threads, much like penetrating oil. Alternators and a/c compressors use it for instance.
There's plenty of others and other variations of Loctite, but those are the main ones you'd see.
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