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So I was running my xt and I noticed that the screw for the horn was very loose on my steering servo!! So I tightened it 5 mins later it walked out again!! So I initially thought that screw was stripped. But it wasn't....is it safe to put lock tight on the screw??
 
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Yes. I have had to do that on some of the hitecs. Just be careful not to get any down into the servo. I just do a tiny drop on the screw.
 
Blue is better. With red you sometimes have to heat it up to remove it. Not a good idea for servos.
 
On some air and brake fittings the theads sometimes have a blue or red coating on just a few threads. An example is Lockhart self bleeder screws for the brake cylinders, its just a bleeder with a check valve. Any ways, this thread coating would shure be nice on certan parts. I bet Rob knows what this coating is called- Yea, lok-tite shure keep the bolts in. I get tired of either solvents or the thread chaser too. Thing is with lok-tite, one drop is about 10 times too much. I use a tiny wire to apply. Penatrating grade is used most of the time by me-
 
Yes you are correct on loctite quanity. A little goes a long way. I always only apply it to male threads and roll the screw/bolt in my fingers to remove access.
 
alfred e numan said:
On some air and brake fittings the theads sometimes have a blue or red coating on just a few threads. An example is Lockhart self bleeder screws for the brake cylinders, its just a bleeder with a check valve. Any ways, this thread coating would shure be nice on certan parts. I bet Rob knows what this coating is called- Yea, lok-tite shure keep the bolts in. I get tired of either solvents or the thread chaser too. Thing is with lok-tite, one drop is about 10 times too much. I use a tiny wire to apply. Penatrating grade is used most of the time by me-
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I know what you mean!
 
have been using the blue lok-tite thats a solid, has been working well, seems tight but not ridiculously tight. but i've given in and have been using the red "liquid" on my wheel nuts even though they are nyloc nuts i kept having them come off, if the red loctite does not work im going to try really small colterpins and drill holes. don't know why the blue stuff didn't work on the wheel nuts when it worked so far on the gear drive nuts. i have used red loctite thats a tape but haven't found it narrow enough for the small bolts its thin like teflon pipe tape and really doesn't effect the thread thickness like the solid and liquid does when it drys.
 
i got the red loctite tape at lowes a while ago i've been told that they might have blue in tape form now too, think i'll try the blue.
 
Alfred from what I have seen on air systems I beleive that stuff is more to stop air leakage just like GM has a red thread sealant on anything that goes into a water passage but I beleive these products do act as low grade locktite, My opinion I also use lock washers on my servo screws like Deuge works 4 me
 
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jeeper049687 said:
have been using the blue lok-tite thats a solid, has been working well, seems tight but not ridiculously tight. but i've given in and have been using the red "liquid" on my wheel nuts even though they are nyloc nuts i kept having them come off, if the red loctite does not work im going to try really small colterpins and drill holes. don't know why the blue stuff didn't work on the wheel nuts when it worked so far on the gear drive nuts. i have used red loctite thats a tape but haven't found it narrow enough for the small bolts its thin like teflon pipe tape and really doesn't effect the thread thickness like the solid and liquid does when it drys.
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Loctite works better on clean threads. Let it sit overnight, as well. Also, if your wheel nuts are coming off, even when you use Loctite, you have an issue. Your wheel hubs might be slipping.
 
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