Custom/Hybrid X-Metal pole and X-Metal pole bracket problems

[Owen18]

Have an xmetal pole and bracket. Using the xmetal pole bolts and double nut system provided. Had this on last ski and worked perfect. Now on new ski after taking off old and putting on new hull. The nuts lossen. Both primary and secondary nuts. Am using loctite 242. No help. After raising and lowering pole once, it is almost so loose its not rideable. Any suggestions? Anyone else having a similar issue? It is a tight pole set up.

Thanks
Owen

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[jeastes1]

Do you have washers against the bracket? that helped with mine!

 

[Owen18]

Thanks I'll give that a shot

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[Tommygunz]

I had issues with mine on my rn superjet so I got a lightweight RRP pole bolt and Sxr heavy duty pole spring and ran the solid bolt all the way through and cut one end mostly off on the spring and had a nice light pole. Then I could just tighten the nut on the bolt to stiffen up the pole like the old setup. Made riding way more comfortable

 

[Sanoman]

The 242 is probably your problem.Use the red loctite and set up over night.lt will loosen back up but it will take a month or so.And tighten it up just a bit more than you think.Once it hits the water it should be the right tension!

 

[Freakrider]

The 242 is probably your problem.Use the red loctite and set up over night.lt will loosen back up but it will take a month or so.And tighten it up just a bit more than you think.Once it hits the water it should be the right tension!

Exactly what I do too.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Red loctite... Leave pole standing up while it dries. Get it a little tighter than u like because it will loosen up a bit when it gets wet.

 

[Owen18]

Got it figured. Thanks for all the help. Red loctite. And two stainless washers in-between bracket and nut, so stop from nuts backing off.

 

[js/sj]

I know it sounds dumb but are you tightening the two nuts into each other (loosening the one on the inside while tightening the outside one)

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[riprap]

x2 on that^ i would really hope people are smarter than that though. lol!

 

[orangefinger]

tennis elbow in future......recommend 1 pole bolt and spring.....never came off

 

[NVJAY775]

I had issues with mine on my rn superjet so I got a lightweight RRP pole bolt and Sxr heavy duty pole spring and ran the solid bolt all the way through and cut one end mostly off on the spring and had a nice light pole. Then I could just tighten the nut on the bolt to stiffen up the pole like the old setup. Made riding way more comfortable

I run the same set up and it's super reliable and zero tennis elbow.

tennis elbow in future......recommend 1 pole bolt and spring.....never came off

Tennis elbows suck bad.

 

[Sanoman]

Absolutely NO desrespect to you guys that suggested the pole spring,but he didn't ask that did he!

Seems that i see a this a lot on the X,is what peeps personal opinions are as opposed to helping with the problem.

Have a nice day!

 

[Tommygunz]

I just gave my 2 cents as an option in case he didn't ever think to go that route. But yes I also did use red loctite on my stock xmetal bolts too so yes both options work