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03-26-2011, 11:41 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rochester
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|  Fyi...dont do this!
Dont use the High Temp Lock tite on fasteners...its impossible to remove them from the rig. I made this mistake and am now paying for it. Just wanted to let any noobs like myself know so they dont have to endure the same pain i did.
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03-26-2011, 11:46 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: long island
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Red loctite is for permanent applications, it can only be removed by heating it up, blue loctite is removable but will withstand vibrations
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03-26-2011, 02:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Beaumont Tx!
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They have green locktite now also, it's a step below the blue I believe.
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03-26-2011, 05:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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Purple 222 is the low strength stuff specifically intended for small fasteners. Works well, and can still take stuff apart easily.
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03-26-2011, 05:53 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the foams are always wet
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Green locktite is like concrete! Do not use green locktite except for certain applications to take up slop. | |
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03-26-2011, 06:03 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay
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Green loctite is a retaining compound used for bearings on roll journals and bearing housings. This also needs lots of heat to remove.
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03-26-2011, 08:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Saint Marys, OH
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At my work, we've got green (light duty/vibration applications), blue (medium duty), red (semi-permanent), and a slightly different looking green which is full on permanent. Heat won't even break that stuff loose. We also have this brown loctite for hydraulic fittings, pretty cool stuff.
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03-27-2011, 04:51 AM
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| Try to Bend it   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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I use red all the time on my rigs.
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03-27-2011, 07:47 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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How do you take stuff apart? I only use red for stuff I'm never intending to take apart. Basically only when I'm installing bushings in stuff (1:1 carbs and transmissions, not RC stuff). A while back I had to use a propane torch to heat up some Berg cases to remove screws that the owner used too much blue Locktite on. | |
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03-27-2011, 08:42 AM
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| Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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I only really use locknuts so there is not much call for it. But it can be undone with a good set of allen keys. Plus I like knowing that my drive shafts are not going to slip off.
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03-29-2011, 09:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: victorville
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i use red also. if you cant get it out try a high temp soldering gun directly on the screw. works like a charm.
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03-29-2011, 09:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Clear finger nail polish from the .99 Store. Works great, easy to remove and it cost *wait for it* .99!  |
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03-31-2011, 03:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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the axles i just bought from a local guy were dipped in loctite. i had to cut the yokes and pinion shafts off of the axles and chase the threads on the C-hubs. just to find out that they had junk stock gears and lockers in them...
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03-31-2011, 11:48 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle
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I just paid $7.04 for .20 fl oz's of permatex blue yesterday evening. I'm getting my monies worth out of that nail polish tip. I would also like to add that I have a Colman tank of MAP gas in my pit box. Hit the screw head with that and things work. Last edited by djjiz; 03-31-2011 at 11:52 AM. | |
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03-31-2011, 11:50 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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03-31-2011, 12:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Spokane
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If you want some real fun try black loctite  Seen guys use it at a machine shop i use to work at. They used it for holding aluminum blocks while machining them. Two drops was more then plenty to hold the block. Then just smacked it with a hammer to break it free. |
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03-31-2011, 03:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Granite State
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Nice tip. I'll have to try that. Now where does the wife keep that stuff  | |
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04-01-2011, 12:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Reno
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i use a tiny dab of the really thin CA glue it holds as good as locktite and breaks free super easy. its my favorite for set screws on my axial
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04-01-2011, 09:59 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: centreville
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I just put some red loctite on my axle nuts (the ones that hold the wheels on) hopefully my soldering gun gets hot enough to break them loose, its really old.. Seems like a good bit of you use the red stuff though. When i first read it i got worried. Happy crawling! Nick |
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