I was reluctant to use locktite until I understood how much torque is needed to break the nut free. One thing that really helped was to take a few nuts from the bolt box and do a comparative, practical trial. Put it on half of a handful of bolts and nuts, each with a no locktite control, wait 24 hours, and then try to spin each nut off. As you say, shake the container before application. I found that my standard blue locktite isn't as strong as I feared, which gave me a lot more confidence when using it. It also highlighted how even a locktited nut isn't necessarily completely secure. One other thing is to avoid putting locktite on a bolt that goes into a helicoil, timesert, or rivnut. You don't want the insert to back out or spin when you remove the bolt later.
When using a helicoil type insert and the fastener requires thread locker, put red on the insert, let it cure, then use blue on the fastener. If you really want to go all out, you can use epoxy on the insert and thread in a bolt coated in grease while it cures. This allows maximum adhesion of the insert without gumming up the threads or gluing the bolt in.
Good video! Would have been nice if you would have touched on how clean the surfaces needs to be. I know a lot of people just put it right over the old bolt without cleaning it or anything.
PLEASE HELP!!! Your videos are brilliant. I cant figure out why my 2007 P71 Crown Vic has low RPMs in idle drive and reverse, gas cap and engine light on, stalls at intersections after a minute or two. Could you do a video on this? Please! Every mechanic I go to has no clue. Id love to school them with your channel after fixing it myself. God Bless!
And sometimes you use loctite when the customer insists on using the wrong fastener. Ex. TH-400 extention housing with a grade 8 fastener. Fastener dosen't stretch properly to distort threads (without stripping) so 242 is used to keep it from backing out. Using a grade 5 would solve the problem but customer wants grade 8 (ya ship it out with grade 5 and it comes back for service after a race with grade 8🤦♂️🤷♂️)
For non critical uses I switched to HarborFreight brand . Way cheaper. But again non critical parts it may be the same but I would not want to find out the hard way.
Big fan of your channel, good to see you’re still making videos. I love this one. Thanks.
I was reluctant to use locktite until I understood how much torque is needed to break the nut free. One thing that really helped was to take a few nuts from the bolt box and do a comparative, practical trial. Put it on half of a handful of bolts and nuts, each with a no locktite control, wait 24 hours, and then try to spin each nut off. As you say, shake the container before application. I found that my standard blue locktite isn't as strong as I feared, which gave me a lot more confidence when using it. It also highlighted how even a locktited nut isn't necessarily completely secure. One other thing is to avoid putting locktite on a bolt that goes into a helicoil, timesert, or rivnut. You don't want the insert to back out or spin when you remove the bolt later.
When using a helicoil type insert and the fastener requires thread locker, put red on the insert, let it cure, then use blue on the fastener.
If you really want to go all out, you can use epoxy on the insert and thread in a bolt coated in grease while it cures. This allows maximum adhesion of the insert without gumming up the threads or gluing the bolt in.
I really appreciate your continued comments
As always the real deal and only facts. Thank you for bestowing all your knowledge on us.
Crazy I didn't know there was so many different kinds....great info
Good video! Would have been nice if you would have touched on how clean the surfaces needs to be. I know a lot of people just put it right over the old bolt without cleaning it or anything.
Great info.
Happy to see a new video from you.
Great info, tks
PLEASE HELP!!! Your videos are brilliant. I cant figure out why my 2007 P71 Crown Vic has low RPMs in idle drive and reverse, gas cap and engine light on, stalls at intersections after a minute or two. Could you do a video on this? Please! Every mechanic I go to has no clue. Id love to school them with your channel after fixing it myself. God Bless!
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Do u know which loctite the manufacturer's use on bolts that comes already loctited and dried on the bolts?
And sometimes you use loctite when the customer insists on using the wrong fastener. Ex. TH-400 extention housing with a grade 8 fastener. Fastener dosen't stretch properly to distort threads (without stripping) so 242 is used to keep it from backing out. Using a grade 5 would solve the problem but customer wants grade 8 (ya ship it out with grade 5 and it comes back for service after a race with grade 8🤦♂️🤷♂️)
I want to know why its so expensive.
Lack of competitors
Use nail varnish instead
For non critical uses I switched to HarborFreight brand . Way cheaper. But again non critical parts it may be the same but I would not want to find out the hard way.
@@zeez4178 Rust is the best thread locker I have ever come across 😀
Because it's America
What about green?
Why is the blue stuff in a red bottle
ErictheCarGuy was right about Realfixesrealfast
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