Putting Cases Together...Threadlocker?

[Finnigan]

Ready to assemble the lower part of my engine tonight

Is the red thread locker from loctite ok??

 

[teddpage]

The blue loctite should be fine. Im pretty sure the red stuff is a lot stronger and may be more difficult to take apart at a later date.

 

[Tim]

I wouldn't use anything at all. Don't seem to recall using anything on my XS650 engine when I rebuilt it.

You're putting Threebond 1194 on the mating surfaces right? Or Yamabond or Hondabond etc? Keep those bearings lined up

 

[Finnigan]

Yamabond is going on there, I chose that because someone on here said it wouldnt run as much.

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Case assembly does not call for threadlock, and I think it's a bad idea. I ALWAYS use anti-seize. I have never heard of cases coming loose, but thread corrosion can be a problem. A word of caution, however. Anti-sieze reduces the amount of torque required to achieve the target tension on a fastener by as much as 20%. Use a torque wrench, but don't torque to the top end of the torque spec, rather set your torque wrench to the lower third of the torque spec.

Tightening sequence is not really critical so long as you tighten everything evenly and in at least three stages.