Bike shop told me to use thread lock on pedals

[michaelrmgreen]

Loctite 242 or 243 are IDEAL treatments for pedal spindles. I have use it (242) for years with excellent results. See this :
http://www.loctite.sg/sea/content_data/93815_243EN.pdf

 

[drolandrew]

Problem is people don't understand thread locks there are so many out there different strengths etc the best ones i have i got them from work as the guys there swear by them - these are t-locks which consist of three types basically tlock1 (nothing will come apart be warned!) through to 2 and 3 - 3 gentle great capillary action and a gentle break info can be find @ http://www.ttproducts.com/tlock.html

 

[fossyant]

Never bothered with any threadlock - TBH I always ensure threads are greased or coppaslipped !

 

[the snail]

Never bothered with any threadlock - TBH I always ensure threads are greased or coppaslipped !

+1 Broke my spanner trying to get a friend's pedals off

 

[longers]

+1 Broke my spanner trying to get a friend's pedals off

I've had a bit of spanner hit me in the face while trying to get one of mine off once. I'm fairly sure I was trying to get it to turn the right way.

I read something ages ago by Mr Paul about only doing them up finger tight, which depends on your fingers but I've not snapped a spanner since. And greased them occasionally.

 

[biggs682]

only if you or anybody else never wants to remove the pedals

 

[Gerry Attrick]

I can think of no legitimate use for thread lock on a cycle.

 

[Maz]

I use a bit of this on the threads when I need to remove/replace the pedals.
Does the trick.

 

[Sleeping Menace]

definetely just a little bit of grease. Don't use any kind of a thread-locker or you'll hate yourself later.
I have some 'White Lightning' white grease in my toolbox for just such occasions.. never had any problem with them loosening, nor have they ever been a problem to remove.

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[Gerry Attrick]

The only place I would put threadlock is on bottle cage bolts, which have a curious tendency to loosen.

Use spring washers under the screws. You may regret using thread lock when you come to removing the cage fasteners.

 

[Davidc]

I would just never ever go near that bike shop again.

It's bad advice, there's no need to even tighten pedals beyond finger tight, they tighten in use, that's why the L and R ones have opposite threads, so both sides tend to tighten in use. What's needed is grease to stop them being too tight to get off!

 

[buggi]

that's bad advice from the bike shop. as said the thread is reversed so you don't undo them while pedalling.

 

[GrasB]

I can think of no legitimate use for thread lock on a cycle.

I suggest you start talking to a lot of bike & bike component manufactures then because pre-applied thread-lock is found all over the place.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

I suggest you start talking to a lot of bike & bike component manufactures then because pre-applied thread-lock is found all over the place.

Yes it is. The reason I suggest, is to fend off spurious litigation from clowns who claim to have had accidents because something fell off. Like I said, I can think of no legitimate reason why threadlock should be used on any cycle component.

 

[mcshroom]

I haven't found any threadlock on my bikes yet.

I tend to put a tiny amount of Vaseline on the threads before putting the pedals on. It seems to work well enough.