Re: Nuts, bolts, and lube

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Just a heads up for everyone. The other day I found that a major nut
>on the pannier mounts had worked it's way loose and was GONE !!  I'd
>recommend that in one's free time to check these all for tightness .
>I also removed many critical ones and used a thread lock compound
>them.

Must be an epidemic. I took the panniers off when I trailered the bike for
the fuel leak and noticed that the nut securing the exhaust had disappeared
and the pipe was even a little lower than usual. I will get out the thread
lock when I get the bike back from the dealer.

Matt Knowles - mattknowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://home.earthlink.net/~mattknowles
Aesthetic Design & Photography - (408) 977-1804
http://www.aestheticdesign.com



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