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Looking to order some nice mirrors, what's my best bet as far as ease of installation and gettin everything i need? Thx in advance
I have the Scythe II mirrors which look hot and catch the eye BUT they are so damn crappy as far as installation. Had to use loctite on them because they kept flapping down at high speeds. Good Luck!Looking to order some nice mirrors, what's my best bet as far as ease of installation and gettin everything i need? Thx in advance
+1. Had to use loctite blue on all the thread on the left mirror.I have the Scythe II mirrors which look hot and catch the eye BUT they are so damn crappy as far as installation. Had to use loctite on them because they kept flapping down at high speeds. Good Luck!
Larry
Interesting. One normally uses Teflon tape or liquid to keep threaded fasteners FROM sticking, not to lock them up. I would think that the use of Teflon, in any form, would exacerbate this problem, not cure it. FWIW.A buddy of mine told me to use teflon tape for screws instead of loctite. Do you guys agree?
Nope, that's pretty much it, have some loctite on stand by next to you and put some on before you start, then get the mirrors semi tight about 90-120 degree's away from where you want the mirrors to finally sit, then adjust it to it's proper position with a good semi strong rotation. If that makes sense that is... lol..Was looking at my mirrors etc, looks as if it would be quite easy changing them.... Remove stock mirrors from bottom near clutch n brake levers and replace with new ones with mirror and adapter.... Seems easy, am I missing something?
Pretty much yes, there are a couple of items that I regularily change out like the seat and sissy bar assembly that I put anti-seize on, but besides that... Loctite is a good practice to get used to... as I found out when my new swing-wing peg came loose after I forgot to put some loctite on it...Cool, thx red... So wherever threads involved, use loctite?