Should I Loctite mirrors?

[nodrog:Me]

praise Jebus!

[Kornholio]

praise Jebus!

That's gonna cost upside down b.dath some bourbons

[sinfull]

praise Jebus!

Gordie is god !!!!!

[IronPanda]

I recently got myself a 2004 CBR1000RR. When I went to go down to Hampton Downs for the first time on it at the AMCC ART day I was trying to remove the mirrors, and discovered that I couldn't. The heads of the bolts holding the mirrors on weren't strong enough to sustain the forced needed to unscrew them without damaging the bolt head (it started to rip the head out, one of the L'N key style heads).

Subsequently I left the bolts sitting in some CRC for a couple of days, and I finally managed to get one of the bolts out, and found it was Locktite'd into place (well something that looks like Loctite anyway). I'm guessing the Loctite was physically stronger than the bolt head.

Anyway after several tips I have managed to get the rest of the bolts out (used an oversize torx head, hammered it into each bolt head, and then used a wrench to force the bolts out).

I've got new bolts now (high tensile this time, with a slightly bigger/stronger head). I haven't seen Loctite used to hold in mirror bolts before, but having said that I don't have that much experience. I do have some medium strength Loctite I could use. I was thinking of perhaps not using Loctite, go for a bit of a ride, and see if they work loose or not.


Is it common to use Loctite to hold in mirror bolts?

there is something called Mirror Block id pair of little alloy piece u can bolt on and cover the holes lft frm mirro removal...those little piece can buy from some acce-shop in AKL or fem Ebay,,,i have pair of these on mine bike bought from a shop of East Tamaki...hope this helps

[p.dath]

there is something called Mirror Block id pair of little alloy piece u can bolt on and cover the holes lft frm mirro removal...those little piece can buy from some acce-shop in AKL or fem Ebay,,,i have pair of these on mine bike bought from a shop of East Tamaki...hope this helps

I was trying to remove the mirrors for taking the bike on the track - not permanently.