Hey Guys,
I'm gearing up to start some MODS on my car (sway bar, short shift kit etc). My question is about Loctite.

Everyone says put some loctite on it. I know its a type of super glue but where does it go? And what type do you use (i guess there are different colors and styles).

Do i put loctite on the entire thread and just torque on bolts; or torque on bolts and loctite the leftover thread (out of the backend of the nut/bolt). For something like the skunk2 shift kit where would i apply the loctite (at the extender to stock shifter metal or over the mini-allen bolt).

Sorry if this has been asked, searched and it brought up whenever people said essentially to throw loctite on it without specific points to apply.

thanks guys!

 

Loctite is applied to the threads before you thread the nut onto the bolt, it is not applied after assembly. There are actually many varieties of loctite but people generally talk about blue versus red. Red is very strong, for something you really don't want to come loose and are unlikely to want to undo any time soon. Blue is less aggressive, still keeps things from loosening but still allows you to unscrew without straining too hard.

I don't think you need to worry about it for either of the applications you mentioned. The shifter assembly uses small, fine pitch screws that aren't highly stressed. I have the Progress Technology swaybar and it came with nylock nuts, which don't really need anything additional to keep them tight, though it's good practice to check those kinds of fasteners periodically for tightness anyway.

 

thanks for the reply MWR! I figured if i had this question maybe some other people did too. So if you did use loctite it wouldn't be impossible to eventually remove the piece that you glued. Cool, good to know

 

you can also try putting torque stripe in top of the bolt/head after installed. It gives you a visual in the futurr it's it's torque has been broken or undone with vibration.

 

just a note about using LT on nylon nuts,,,,,LT can eat some plastics,,,so not good for ny-locks. If you use RED lt you will prolly need heat to break it loose,,,,blue LT is usually all you need and can be removed by hand. Parts must be OIL-FREE and clean for LT to work. this includes the factory coating that most all hardware has on it so even NEW botls/nuts need to be cleaned first...

 

How about using LT on my antenna? Do you think it will keep it from being stolen?

 

Think of this....if someone wants to steal ur antenna and u put loctite on it, doesn't that mean they are going to put more force into stealing ur antenna? there was a user here that did that and someone tried 2 steal his antenna. They broke the BASE of the antenna (the one bolted to the roof) and put a dent in his roof. So yeah it might keep it from being stolen but if someone tries, u will have bad body damage. If u have a spoon or any other antenna then stock, just unscrew it and put it away, takes like 3 seconds, honestly.

 

Noted. Thanks for the tip.