My mistake. I meant blue. I do know the difference as I use them both. Mike is correct. Confusion. I get that after a couple of beers sometimes.
On Feb 2, 8:40 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.
