« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2013, 02:58:39 PM »
Reading this tread has me starting to wonder......
Red Thread locker is usually high strength and designed for permanent installation (at least the Loctitte brand). The recommended removal procedure is to use a touch to heat the area to 260 deg F before trying to remove the bolt.
I ordered a set of Canyon cages and am wondering if I need a torch to get these installed. Does anyone have a factory shop manual? Does it make any recommendations for removing these bolts?
We had similar issues with the top bolts being very/surprisingly difficult to remove on my bike. We did not use heat. I think we actually did have to use additional leverage on the wrench, most of the time getting the bolt out.
They did have LOTS of threadlock on them. I have no idea why they had to be so incredibly "in there", even at 1/4 the effort they should never come out on their own. When we installed the Canyons, I did not use any thread lock at all on the replacement bolts, although some was still left in the engine threads and when tightening the bolts, you could tell that stuff was in there.
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