Use loc-tite on rocker arm bolts?

skiwesser · 04-07-2003, 02:14 AM

I installed 1.7 cobra RR's and did'nt think to use it, should I go

back in and put loc-tite on them??

Technick · 04-07-2003, 11:57 PM

Yes, especially if they are aluminum heads. Use the blue threadlocker by Loctite. I have had on ocasion had the rockers come loose after the install even though they were torqued in place. Just be sure to clean the threads of oil before using the loctite.

04-07-2003, 02:14 AM	#1
skiwesser Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: rock hill,S.C. 29730 Posts: 420	Use loc-tite on rocker arm bolts? I installed 1.7 cobra RR's and did'nt think to use it, should I go back in and put loc-tite on them??

04-07-2003, 11:57 PM	#2
Technick Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, Wa. Posts: 175	Yes, especially if they are aluminum heads. Use the blue threadlocker by Loctite. I have had on ocasion had the rockers come loose after the install even though they were torqued in place. Just be sure to clean the threads of oil before using the loctite. __________________ No matter how much you spend, or how much you prepare, there is ALWAYS someone else faster or quicker than YOU!!!!!!!!!!

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