[Closed] Chainring bolts grease or Locktite?

Always use some form of lubricant/anti seize. Never dry, as you cannot achieve the correct torque when dry. Never needed loctite on any of my bike bolts tbh. A wee check of all bolts with the appropriate hex and torx keys every wee while takes a minute or 2.

I use 222 loctite.

I've never used anything on a chainring bolt, never had one come loose or refuse to come undone

3 responses, 3 different answers.

🙂 will give it 10 minutes then go for the most chosen option 🙂

postierich - Member

will give it 10 minutes then go for the most chosen option

of course if no one posts another answer, given that we've had lubricate, lock and do sfa, youre a bit screwed 🙂

cytech level 3 qualified forum members to this post please!

just grease, why locktite? never seen any from factory being locktite

Loctite

There should always be enough lub flying around in that area, to make seize worries unwarranted

Pilot drill em & Lock wire

I have had a few bolts come loose on other chain sets but they have always had stock chainrings fitted and never gone aftermarket except for my SS but cannot remember what I did with them!

Tac-Weld just to be sure

Copper grease

Anti-seize for rotor bolts, bottom brackets, seat posts (fine amount - aluminium post to steel frame) and pedals. Grease pretty much everything else.

Loctite

There should always be enough lub flying around in that area, to make seize worries unwarranted

So, how does this 'flying lub' penetrate the threads then ?

@ Nobeerinthefridge
How does anything else ??

went for the dry run and looks like I need shorter bolts grrrr .
Will go with the copper grease suggestion when I get the right bolts!

Samunkim - by applying it to the threads. Simple really.

Rich, try turning the chainring round, so that the bolts sit on the flush side and not in the recess.

Grease on 2, loctite on 2. 😉

If a 5 bolt, leave the 5th one dry...

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I just use a spot of philadelphia on mine. Or if I'm out of that then helmans mayonnaise normally does the trick.

That's about all that hellmans is fit for.

I manfat mine on.

Whatever floats yer boat Stu!

Shimano anti seize and set each bolt with torque wrench so the bolt tension across the chainring is balanced