ok.. Looks like I struck a nerve.
ok. When it comes to these little motors, Loc Tight is not needed, and does more damage than good and will void any and all warranty. I too have been in motors since the early 70's. Now you guys are forcing me to date my self. Happy yet? anyway. This is what loc tight does and prevents you from doing with these little motors. Most of the nuts and bolts are small on these motors. These are small motors.. Using loc tight will seize up these small nuts and bolts. I realize that loc tight can prevent a nut or a bolt from coming lose. But..IT also prevents you from making them tighter as the motor breaks in. I have had a few perfectly good motors returned for what ever reason, to only have them ruined when the previous owner used loc tight and would not allow the removal of certain bolts. When attempting the remove the small little bolts from the engine caused them the shear off inside the block causing major trauma and depression on my part. Loc tight is not needed anywhere on these small engines. It just is not needed.. Period !!! Look.. You guys... Here is what you do. This is what I do. For engine mounts, use two nuts and loc them together. This works a million times better than loc tight. You should have plenty of thread on the motor mount studs to use two nuts and simply lock them together. I can not think of any other place a person needs any locking anything on these motors. Maybe exhaust. Since the intake uses acorns, I guess you could remove the acorn and put on two nuts and loc them. Never needed to do it there or on the exhaust. I use two nuts on the mounting studs for added strength, and since they are locked together or binded together, they never come lose. Ever. I have done the same on my DeCoster Replica for the rear sprocket. Keeps the Sprocket bolts from coming out and hitting the swing Arm and shearing off the rear hub. Yikes !! .. In aggregate, This is what I am saying. Loc tight has never been needed for me on any of my Installs. Never. I do not own any lock tight. As a matter of fact, I own some Anti seize to put on some of my threads. MY fear is not being able to remove things when needed. I still can not figure out why you guys are needing lock tight. I hear it all the time in here, and I shiver when I hear it. I just know that when others hear it, they are putting lock tight on their mounting studs into the motor, side covers.. Who knows where they are putting it. okokok.. I have exhausted the subject. I am beating a dead horse.. Look... Try locking two nuts together first. Then..After your warranty expires, use the loc tight methodology if you wish. All I am saying is.... Loc tight has its place.. But..I have not seen a place on these small engines that would ever facilitate its use. And..I know you guys are not Rookies. But..I said that to strike a nerve and hopefully get you to stop using loc tight on these motors. You may not be a rookie, but using loc tight on these little harmless motors can be a rookie mistake. A terrible rookie mistake for sure. so.. Use the two nut lock method and get out there an ride.. and.. Enjoy the ride !!!