Loctite

[rwantz2 at comcast.net]

I accomplish the same as the 'nylon' retainer by applying RTV silicone caulk
to all my bolt threads.  Retains them well, don't have to worry about heat
or vibration fracturing the RTV and the bolts are easily removed when
needed.
Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP/ACQ" <James.Woodward2 at edwards.af.mil>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:25 PM
Subject: RE: Loctite


> On a somewhat barbaric note, if you can destroy the rest of the engine
mount
> and remove it, you will be left with an exposed portion of the bolt you
can
> cut off.
>
> If there were blind-nuts with "nylon" in them for bolt retention, we would
> not have have this situation.
>
> Best of luck,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Hughes [mailto:jhughes at hsonline.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:22 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org; discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Loctite
>
>
> I had a bad landing during severe wind conditions the other day and
> the engine mount tore. When I first built the plane, the engine mount
> kept loosening up, so I loctited the bolts. Now the loctite is so
> strong that the blind nuts are turning on the firewall! No room to get
> pliers in there, so I don't know how to get the bolts out at the
> moment. Anybody out there have any suggestions?
>
>
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