Reddit Debate: Is The Loctite Company Still The King Of Threadlockers? Inside Story 's Redesign Wired

If loctite is supposed to lock threads then how come i can always take the caps of my dirty loctite bottles Iirc, permatex actually kept the manufacturing of all the tread locker and made the loctite version. I suspect foul play by the big thread lock corporations

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Best open comment sort options best add a comment automoderator • moderator announcement read more » reply reply gittalittle • They were not allowed to use packaging with the other company's color Threadlockers lock and seal your threaded assemblies, protecting against vibration, corrosion, and galling

But depending on your need, you have to choose the right threadlocker and consider strength, form, and removability

Which one will you need Loctite ® makes your choice easy. Knowing that conventional mechanical solutions would not solve their assembly challenge, design engineers at ryobi investigated the newest anaerobic threadlockers available Loctite® 278™ is designed for the permanent locking and sealing of threaded fasteners

The product cures when confined in the absence of air between close fitting metal surfaces and prevents loosening and leakage from shock and vibration. Loctite® makes your choice easy. Loctite ® threadlockers can also lower the effect of corrosion in threaded components and help to prevent leaks in your assemblies Applicable across both maintenance, repair, and operations (mro) and original equipment manufacturing (oem), loctite ® threadlockers improve reliability, eliminate failure, and boost productivity in your operations.

R/loctitetips:the 'ml' specification (50ml, 250ml, etc) on each adhesive package is the amount that is in the bottle

Loctite threadlockers are anaerobic so depriving them of oxygen causes them to cure When they're in the bottle, however, we want them to remain liquid, so we want to make sure that they have adequate exposure to oxygen The anaerobic products are packaged in specialty. Threadlockers help stop rust by keeping water out of the parts

Look at this table to see how much threadlockers help: If you want fewer problems and less time fixing things, loctite threadlocker selection can help a lot Core factors for selecting a threadlocker picking the right threadlocker keeps things safe and strong. Loctite threadlockers products are available in many different grades to cater to a wide range of jobs, from maintenance and repairs (mro) to aligning with original equipment (oem) standards

Don't use it unless you are specifically told use red loctite or equivalent by the service manual

Blue loctite is less of a pain, but i still caution against using it without having a good reason (doh!) loctite / permatex eats plastic In automotive i've used thread locker for years, but on these boards where there is a lot of plastic, be very careful if you use thread locker It will soak into the plastic making it very brittle

The brass threads in the plastic will spin loose, the bumpers will crack around the screw holes. Have any of y'all ever had any experience with expired threadlocker (blue not that it really matter) It's said that it goes bad around a year after… 243 and 263 are higher viscosity versions of 242 and 262 with additional oil resistance as well

272 will hold to higher temp than 262

290 is green low viscosity meant to wick into already assembled fasteners, it is equivalent to blue in strength 277 is for larger diameter fasteners 271 is a bit thinner and cures faster than 262, loctite. Blue loctite equivalent on my kraton, and very careful when initially setting the screw in, to make sure it makes full contact with the flat on the shaft

I usually achieve this by rocking the pinion on the shaft over one of the magnetic humps while slowly tightening the grub down. Truechances are if you have been messing with loctite products for a while you have a bottle of either 262 or 263 sitting around You have all heard the stories of the idiot that used red loctite to secure something and now they cant get it out, both red 262 and 263 are designed for high strength applications with fasteners up to 1 We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.

Loctite threadlockers are anaerobic so they need to be deprived of oxygen (confined between the threads) in order to fully cure

Anything that is exposed to the atmospheric oxygen will remain liquid indefinitely. Loctite threadlockers are one of the most reliable and inexpensive ways to ensure that a threaded assembly remains locked and secured during its entire service life Reddit is dying due to terrible leadership from ceo /u/spez Please use our discord server instead of supporting a company that acts against its users and unpaid moderators.

With so many options, sometimes it can be hard to choose which threadlocker is right for you Luckily here at loctite®, we have provided you with some answers to help you choose what threadlocker is the best fit for you. How to prevent screws from loosening Loctite explains the difference between red and blue threadlockers, and helps finding the right threadlocker for you.

Chinese 272 red gel loctite

Cures in less than 20 minutes, holds strong, but still breaks with relative ease when disassembling (would not recommend for use on t6, or t8 screws) This is what i typically use on pivot screws to ensure the knife stays tuned Permatex got automotive and loctite got industrial and heavy duty As part of the deal, permatex got the color blue for packaging and loctite got red