New rotor bolts. Do I really need them?

grazo22
grazo22 Posts: 50
edited August 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
I am just about to get some halo freedom wheels and on some ebay adds I have seen the expression "no rotor bolts included because you should change rotor bolts each time discs are changed." Now tell me if I'm wrong but I can't think of a reason why you would need to do this other than because they have locking compound on them. I have got some temporary (the blue stuff) locking compound. Can I just use my old disc bolts and put new compound on. I don't see why not, but I don't want to break my new wheels.
I wish I could afford the hope factory :(

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    re apply some medium thread lock to the bolts and use.

    Also why would bolts be supplied with the wheels?
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  • grazo22
    grazo22 Posts: 50
    Bolts are not being supplied with the wheels but when people are selling discs. I thought I could use the bolts again! I will apply some locktite to the bolts and put them in. Probably coming off again soon to replace disc set up!
    I wish I could afford the hope factory :(
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    often when people are selling their disc set ups they have rounded out or snapped the heads off.
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  • batch78
    batch78 Posts: 1,320
    The torque setting isn't ridiculously high is it?

    We have some bolts, on a piece of machinery at work, that need replacing everytime they're taken off because the manufacturers don't warranty them for that amount of force being re-applied, could shear off.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    batch78 wrote:
    The torque setting isn't ridiculously high is it?

    We have some bolts, on a piece of machinery at work, that need replacing everytime they're taken off because the manufacturers don't warranty them for that amount of force being re-applied, could shear off.

    Nope less than 6Nm.
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  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    IME they are the most sheared bolts in cycling!
  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    Mianly due to people using crap tools to remove them!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    and over tightening them.
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