Best retaining compounds according to redditors
We found 10 Reddit comments discussing the best retaining compounds. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 10 Reddit comments discussing the best retaining compounds. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Yes Ogralin's method will work well. Great advice. You just need to take your time. I think the best locktite to use is 641. It was made for retaining bearings in housings and cures when sealed without air.....if I am explaining that right? Until the seal has had a little time to settle you can do some repositioning. The bond can be broken if you need to remove the bearing at any time. It takes a short time to cure but it's best to leave it a few hours to make sure. A little goes a long way. https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-442-28802-Retaining-Compound-Controlled/dp/B000NZZZ7A/ref=sr_1_1/134-0573283-8528024?ie=UTF8&qid=1492203103&sr=8-1&keywords=loctite+641
Very good and helpful video, thank you!
Regarding the Loctite that you're using, you might want to check out Loctite 641 (bearing retaining compound). At first I was skeptical about using anything other than 242 (blue, which you use here), but when I heard about how fast 641 cures and how easy it is to clean, I was won over.
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242 is very runny, and can get everywhere. As you mention here, it also incapacitates your spinner for a good day or so, otherwise you'll have trouble with the Loctite not holding properly. I can't recommend it enough, having used it over blue for the last 6 months or so. If you do try it, let me know what you think!
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https://smile.amazon.com/Loctite-442-28802-Retaining-Compound-Controlled/dp/B000NZZZ7A
I purchased it through Prima Coffee and they have very good support. They've actually already sent me a return label.
If I had bought it through Knock, or had no other grinder options, I'd probably do something similar to what you did with yours. Given the materials, Crazy Glue is probably not the best choice, tho. I suspect that it will eventually give out. When that happens, pull everything apart again, carefully scrape off as much of the dried Crazy Glue as you can with an Xacto blade (maybe even hit it lightly with some fine emory paper), then use some Loctite 638 instead of the Crazy Glue when you put it back together. That stuff is made for this type of situation and we use it regularly at work for locking bearings and powerful cylindrical motor stators in place. It has a slower cure time which'll give you a bit of breathing room when it comes to reassembly.
You should be able to drive that broken pin out with a pin punch like this one. A pair of calipers will let you measure the diameter of the pin and you can get the pin length from one that's not broken. Dowel pins can be had from a place like McMaster Carr for not much money. Then just drive a new one in with a small hammer until it's centered up. For a little extra insurance, a tiny drop of this stuff on the center of the pin before it's re-installed in the axle will lock it in place.
man... this really sounds like a battery issue.
before you lose your hair and junk your jeep, go to a boat shop and look for some Zinc No Corrosion battery lugs and some crimp on ring ends. Get some dielectric grease or Noalox to fill those ring ends too. Cut the stock lead shit off. Clean your battery terminals WELL with a wire brush or a battery terminal cleaner. fill a ring with DG or Noalox, and crimp. assemble. From the same boat store, they ought to have some battery terminal protector spray too - it's red sticky, and oily too. that'll keep the water from corroding your terminals.
Parts:
https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-TZKIT2-Lead-Free-Battery-Terminal/dp/B00DNU3MNG or
https://www.amazon.com/Military-Spec-Battery-Terminal-Post/dp/B00X36RILW/
https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-30-030-Anti-Oxidant-Compound-Squeeze/dp/B000LDE7V4
https://www.amazon.com/CRC-Marine-Battery-Terminal-Protector/dp/B0000AZ9J4
For those wondering, NOALOX is available at Lowes and Home Depot in the Electrical section. Amazon has it too but it seems a little pricey.
(You don't need much, so maybe look at the 0.5oz containers)
if so (i know the AL is press fit, but I belive the Ti is threaded, but not certain about the St), that's probably the most likely cause.
i've heard good things about using loctite 641 Retaining Compound on PF BB's to keep them from making noise, but I haven't tested it myself yet
not true, loctite 641 solves that problem
https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-442-68015-Retaining-Compound-Viscosity/dp/B07NYJZPBQ/ref=lp_256231011_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1568927966&sr=1-3