|   Now that the cleats are out - | jasonmb
Jan 18, 2002 5:46 AM | | How do i garuntee that the spd cleats will not move on the shoes? Lock tite? I have never had this "moving cleat" problem before. |
| Loctite would prevent the bolt from backing out.. | Brace1
Jan 18, 2002 6:33 AM | | But I think more importantly is to check the torque on the bolts when installing them. In the past I lost a bolt on one of my cleats (just doing it hand tight) during a ride. Then I read on the instructions in the shoes the proper torque amount and it was much greater than my previous "hand tight/gut feel" installation.
Since, I have just used the torque wrench and greased threads, so far so good. |
| The cleats have little.... | fred³
Jan 18, 2002 6:58 AM | | ridges or pips on the bottom where they contact the shoe sole. If you tighten them properly they won't come loose or move. After the first couple of rides check them(or during the ride-a lot of us carry some sort of mini tool to do these sort of trail stuff) for loosness. Personally I've never had a problem in 3 years with cleats falling off or moving.
Oh, NO loctite. Grease to keep the screws from rusting in place. It'll be nice to be able to change them when the time comes.
fred3 |
| I would recommend anti-seize... | Metroid
Jan 18, 2002 8:48 AM | | The bottom of your shoe is a pretty harsh envioronment and they don't see much maintenance. A decent waterproof grease is good but anti-seize will be there for the long haul.
Then there is nothing like proper torque to keep your bolts in place. |
| I would recommend anti-seize... | jasonmb
Jan 18, 2002 2:30 PM | | My old shoes have never failed me. Bought a new pair of sidi's and brought them on my trip to florida.. never used them before. Few more rides and im back to TN |
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