What's the best method: tighten the nut down and THEN apply a drop at the threads, or apply Loctite to the bolt and then screw on the nut?
Put it on the threads first. Not much capillary action when the screw is tight.
Pete
Norton posted:Put it on the threads first. Not much capillary action when the screw is tight.
Pete
Did it the other way .... of course. They are tight so it probably doesn't make any difference now; where they are mounted they don't move around at all. And had worked fine for 10 years before doing the tightening.
Green is for wicking after the pieces have already been assembled. Keep in mind that on these small bolts the loctite will most likely be permanent.
Rod Miller
B Smith posted:I was wondering why, if Loctite requires an anaerobic environment to harden, it doesn't set up in the bottle. One plausible explanation I read is that the plastic used for the containers is gas permeable, so the Loctite is not actually cut off from oxygen while in the dispenser.
I have had good luck using blue Loctite for both very small screws (like those on Sunset's eccentric cranks) and larger ones like the 4-40 machine screws I often use for attaching Athearn trucks. With a little Loctite in place, you can run in the mounting screw until the truck is stable but also has freedom of movement, and be confident the screw will stay where you want it. I prefer this method of mounting trucks to the use of compression springs.
That’s why the bottle is only half full when new. I’ve had customers pour two bottles in to one to fill it and the product cured solid.
Rod Miller
Ah Ha -- that makes more sense than special permeable containers.
