Rusty bolts

[Gore]

No, not looking for a guy named that, more a question of rust on the 4 bolts on the final drive, where it bolts to the swing arm. They're rusty and semi corroded. I'm going to wire brush them and put it together. Should I WD-40 them, maybe a little oil or grease (or will that make them tend to want to come loose) or not worry about it?

My driven gear and final drive gear we totally munched due to no lube. I bought a whole final drive and driven gear (star) from pinwall for $150 that is in great shape. Thanks Daniel M and hubcapsc for your inputs     

[Mikey]

If you don't want them to come out, I would use a Loctite Blue, and make sure you get a good dab of it, that will "seal" the threads, keeping corrosion out. If you are looking to be able to remove them without heat (or a breaker bar), I'd use regular old anti-seize.

[Daniel Meyer]

Anti-seize is your friend here.

[Blackduck]

Loctite "blue" or nutlock will work fine, as the previous post said will seal out moisture and if torqued correctly is no problem to undo when needed. Use it on all threads and never had any problems.
Cheers Blackduck

[Farther]

Maybe replace the bolts with stainless versions if you can find ones with the right specs.

[Ricky-D]

Stainless is not a good choice. Stainless has higher fatigue factors and less strength that corresponding steel. Stainless threads seize and tear and do not lend themselves to repeated cycling.

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