I'm about to embark on a brake job on my Scion. Trying to get my ducks in a row. I was looking at my tube of threadlocker, and realized it's probably from the Clinton years, if not older. So is it good?
I'm about to embark on a brake job on my Scion. Trying to get my ducks in a row. I was looking at my tube of threadlocker, and realized it's probably from the Clinton years, if not older. So is it good?
We have a bottle of Loctite that was from when Bush was president. The first one.
Apparently they used to just give the stuff away to drag teams, and the business owner's dad campaigned a Top Alcohol dragster for a long time. The bottle is almost empty, no doubt helped along by nearly ten years of my anal-retentive Loctiting of various fasteners, so we were looking into how much it would be to actually buy the stuff.
http://www.cometsupply.com/mp/LOCTITE/pm/LCT27141/r/ga/
OOoooof.
At least the stuff doesn't go bad.
Is it still in liquid form? If so it's probably fine.
Where would you use threadlocker during a brake job?
Knurled wrote: We have a bottle of Loctite that was from when Bush was president. The first one. Apparently they used to just give the stuff away to drag teams, and the business owner's dad campaigned a Top Alcohol dragster for a long time. The bottle is almost empty, no doubt helped along by nearly ten years of my anal-retentive Loctiting of various fasteners, so we were looking into how much it would be to actually *buy* the stuff. http://www.cometsupply.com/mp/LOCTITE/pm/LCT27141/r/ga/ OOoooof. At least the stuff doesn't go bad.
102 bucks?!? Is that in Zimbabwean dollars?
Zomby Woof wrote: Where would you use threadlocker during a brake job?
On the caliper bolts.
moparman76_69 wrote: 102 bucks?!? Is that in Zimbabwean dollars?
That's not fair, though. The bottle I linked is a 250ml bottle, I'm fairly sure that the one we have is much larger than that, but still smaller than a liter. (Mind you, this is still something like 20 YEARS of Loctite for a small professional shop)
Yes, they sell Loctite in liter bottles...
Should be fine, shake it up before you use it as it tends to settle.
In reply to Knurled:
Yeah I didn't notice that, the pic is of a 50mL bottle. I didn't realize that the 10 dollar bottle is only 10mL
It tends to be permanent unless a Mod removes the lock.....
If you can shake it and it makes a noise... It's good. I've had to stab holes in the bottom of old bottles of it to get the last of that sweet nectar out and it worked fine.
They do have an "expiration date" for what my company sells due to being for "industrial applications", but as normal.....that means hardly nothing to if the product is still good or not. I've never seen it go bad unless the cap has been left off and allowed it all to harden.
moparman76_69 wrote: In reply to Knurled: Yeah I didn't notice that, the pic is of a 50mL bottle. I didn't realize that the 10 dollar bottle is only 10mL
If a $10 bottle is 10mL, why is a 50mL bottle $102 instead of < $50?
The common Henkel-Loctite thread locking compounds are anaerobic - the harden in the absence of air. So when I lose the cap I don't worry.
Regarding expiration dates; I was in Grainger a few years ago and among other things asked for a 50 ml bottle of Loctite 860 bearing retaining compound for a frequent job I was running in my shop.
The guy brought out a box of 12 bottles (at like $45ea) and said "They're all expired. Buy one and you can have 'em all".
I gave bottles to all my machinist type friends, and still have a lifetime+ supply.
EvanR wrote:Zomby Woof wrote: Where would you use threadlocker during a brake job?On the caliper bolts.
Heat is what makes anaerobic acrylic threadlockers stop locking.
That's why one of the few things on my race car that's safety wired is the caliper bolts. Any car that ~needs~ 600 degree brake fluid can't have Loctite near the brakes.
In reply to motomoron:
I'm probably set for life on the stuff as well.....
motomoron wrote:EvanR wrote:Heat is what makes anaerobic acrylic threadlockers stop locking. That's why one of the few things on my race car that's safety wired is the caliper bolts. Any car that ~needs~ 600 degree brake fluid can't have Loctite near the brakes.Zomby Woof wrote: Where would you use threadlocker during a brake job?On the caliper bolts.
Well, I've never seen brake caliper bolts safety-wired by the factory, but every caliper I've unbolted had threadlocker on the bolt threads.
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