First, I've bought loctite in blue bottles. Second: I once used red loctite on a fixed cog. Then I wanted to get it off. I didn't know about heat. It wouldn't budge. So I put that cog in a vise and twisted hard -- danmed hard! The cog (a Dura Ace) finally shattered, leaving up-and-down undulations in the hub threads -- ie, the force had distorted the thread surface. I was able to "chase" the hub threads with another cog and use it again, but not for lack of trying to ruin it. Very strong stuff.
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 7:40 PM, M D Smith <bee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Saturday, February 2, 2013 5:44:14 PM UTC-5, Frank Brose wrote: >> >> I use shorter rack screws, lock washers and red loctite. Haven't lost >> one yet. > > > To which I reply: > > I would strongly recommend NOT using RED Loctite. You want to be using the > BLUE on just about anything on a bicycle.* > > Red is permanent and usually requires heat (like from a torch) to remove. > The blue is temporary and allows parts to be removed with simple hand tools. > You might even look into Loctite purple for small bolts. I think they > recommend it for nuts/bolts less than 6mm. > > Note: ALL LOCTITE PRODUCTS COME IN RED TUBES!!! IT IS THE COLOR OF THE > LIQUID THAT MATTERS!!! > > * Loctite red can be used to screw fixed cogs on to non-track hubs. i.e. > It is strong enough to be used in lieu of a locknut. That's really really > strong!!! > > Cheers- Mike in Htfd CT > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
