Why I ask ? My Process has just had its third set in as many years , first time fitted “dry” , second time (different bike shop ) they use Enduro Max bearings said they always Loctite them in , sounded convincing thought it was going to be a long term solution that’s the correct way apparently?, that didn’t last more than 5 months ! Ongoing issues with the bike meant I got Kona involved , just had ANOTHER set fitted by a Kona dealer (Kona’s own bearings?) showed me the old ones , some of the Loctite had gotten behind the bearings and wrecked the seals ! To quote the Kona Dealer ” Anyone who Loctite’s frame bearings in is an idiot ” ???
Before the Loctited bearing job was done I E Mailed Kona’s Tech guy he reckoned there was no right or wrong way just down to personal preference ? Why is there no consistency? Doing my head in especially as I’m not convinced changing bearings is going to cure the ongoing issues with the bike . After a bearing change bike works fine for a while then develops a graunch/Creak type noise under load which no one can identify? Yes all the usual suspects have been tried . So far I’ve thrown the fat end of £3 to £400 at the problem , doing my head in !

I’m presume we are talking BB30.?

Or maybe pivot / suspension bearings..?

Frame bearings as per title , not BB .

I would never loctite frame bearings in-nor have I ever seen it done.I think the only time I’d consider doing it was maybe if I had an out of warranty problem with frame wear around a bearing seat-then it would be the bearing install/locking type loctite I’d use.

I had to do it on my old Gary Fisher because they’d fall out otherwise. It relied on the loctite.

Nothing useful to add though, sorry.

loctite!!..no chance. You need to freeze the bearing or add a little grease to the outside to get them in.

There is a loctite product called “bearing fit” that is very useful in cases where the bearing seat is oversize or oval but otherwise no – you don’t loctite them in.

Freeze the bearing, warm the frame, a touch of grease and press it in

No loctite, maybe some assembly grease but not imperative. Torquing the bolts correctly is more important. Too tight and the seals squeeze the bearing and you can get premature wear. This does depend on the frame/bearing cover/bolt etc etc

Depends entirely on the frame and the fit for that.

Bushings (shock) not bearings on my nukeproof. 6 trips back to crc and many emails. One set in 6 weeks and tried to fob me off with normal wear and tear. They then went to tf tuned and purchased some proper ones and fitted them. Nearly 9 months of riding now and no play…

Seems like Loctite man is on his own!