Rear carrier screws loose

Engineer said:
Anyone else noticed this?

The Torx T30s always vibrate loose over a week or so of continuous use with the Vario top box fitted - will thread lock the tomorrow.
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Don't use a high strength thread lock that requires heat to release, I would use Loctite 222 or similar if its just to stop them shaking loose.
 
Engineer said:
Anyone else noticed this?

The Torx T30s always vibrate loose over a week or so of continuous use with the Vario top box fitted - will thread lock the tomorrow.
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Took my Vario topcase of the other week to sell and the t30,s were nice and snug and had no loctite on them, a little bit of Blue should solve your problem, I would check the longer bolts are not loose.
 
Smogbob said:
Took my Vario topcase of the other week to sell and the t30,s were nice and snug and had no loctite on them, a little bit of Blue should solve your problem, I would check the longer bolts are not loose.
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I check them all each time I wash the bike and the T30s are always guaranteed to be loose - don’t think they can ever come all the way out when the topbox is in place but it might rattle a bit.
 
Engineer said:
I check them all each time I wash the bike and the T30s are always guaranteed to be loose - don’t think they can ever come all the way out when the topbox is in place but it might rattle a bit.
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They should not be loose, maybe they where overtightened and stretched, and need replacing.
 
Smogbob said:
They should not be loose, maybe they where overtightened and stretched, and need replacing.
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I think they just vibrate loose - new bike bought in April but topbox carrier swapped over from 2015 bike - I have no particular recollection of them coming loose on that bike - I’ll try a ‘weak’ threadlock and see how it goes.
 
Engineer said:
Anyone else noticed this?

The Torx T30s always vibrate loose over a week or so of continuous use with the Vario top box fitted - will thread lock the tomorrow.
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Noticed this on mine a couple of weeks ago so yes...
 
Loctited mine when they came loose. This is the second bike the carrier's been on. I think the original bolts in the carrier kit are ready-threadlocked in the kit.
 
Loctite 243 when you get around to fixing it. You'll also find out how expensive that stuff is.
 
Yes I've lost a few over 2 years. These ones don't corrode. All the fasteners should be of this quality on the bike :D
 
I’m pretty sure that they come from the factory thread-locked, but when folk replace the standard pad for the top box carrier pad they don’t apply fresh lock-tight hence the problem. Add some lock-tight screw ‘em down tight and it will sort it. :thumb
 
Biot said:
Yes I've lost a few over 2 years. These ones don't corrode. All the fasteners should be of this quality on the bike :D
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Maybe the use of less corrosion resistant bolts allows them to miss out the thread lock, assuming they will rust in place within a couple of weeks of ownership?
 
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