Loctite says to ONLY Ride With Loctite Applied. Bob gives us a walk-through of some of the Loctite products and how to use Loctite products on a Harley Davidson. This example is a demo using Blue Threadsealant.
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Bob teaches you how to service the spark plugs on your Harley’s engine. Although you can clean and service your old spark plugs, Bob recommends just buying new ones because they are fairly inexpensive. You should purchase gapped, Harley-only spark plugs which usually come with a gap of 38-43,000th of an inch. After applying some anti-seize to the threads of the new plugs, you can thread them into the cylinder by hand and tighten them with a torque wrench and you’ll be good to go.
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When you’re adjusting the primary chain on your Sportster model, it’s always specified to adjust it in the tightest spot of its travel. Whether you use the hot or the cold measurement, Harley specifies that you do it in the tightest area. Bob teaches you a quick and simple method for locating the tightest spot in the path of the chain. He stresses that any time you are servicing inside the primary you should always unhook the negative cable.
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Harley tools are not only specialty tools like JIMS and Kent Moore but many that you have in your garage already. Bob LaRosa gives us a great overview on some of the basic tools we need to service our Harley-Davidson from oil-change to custom part install. Bob shows us that tools are only part of…
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Bob and Mark demonstrate the process for lubricating your Harley’s steering head bearings and adjusting the fall-away. As always, Bob stresses the importance of adequately prepping all bolts, consulting your user manual to be sure everything is done correctly, covering any painted areas on the bike and, if possible, working with two sets of hands.
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great videos.
Thank you Steve!
I have many new bottles of Loctite, blue, red, purple… and half of them are dated 10/19. Can I use them for my bike (FLHX) and not take the chance of losing parts?
Claude,
Loctite is supposed to have a 1 year shelf life from the date it is shipped.
However, it has been our experience that it works the same, without issue, past the 1 year mark.
-Mark
Fix My Hog
Thank you Mark, it’s reassuring to know. I’ve got some winter projects to do on the SG (still snowing here) and I’ll use a lot of loctite.