Locktite-less is more and torque wrenches exist

[LMC]

Doing my first real tear down and 90% of these screws are WAY too tight with WAY too much Loctite on them, and now I stripped the grub screw on the pinion. Just a tiny touch of Loctite is all you ever need and torque wrenches exist for a reason, I’m also switching out all screws for torx (after I drill out this pinion put on by baron von waytootight)

 

[Overpowerrc]

how haven't you heard?????? they use a 55 gallon drum full on each car!!!!

 

[Clubin]

A little heat and it’ll go better for you.

 

[LMC]

how haven't you heard?????? they use a 55 gallon drum full on each car!!!!

I think so, and pic related to install screws.

A little heat and it’ll go better for you.

I thought of this but all I have is an oxyacetylene torch, kinda overkill.

 

[Clubin]

Pick yourself up a little butane torch.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

To my surprise my new talion was light on the loctite. Didn’t strip or have to heat any screws. I guess I got a good one?

 

[Notoriousone]

one of the things Arrma does that I cant stand, their obsession with loctite.. especially red loctite on grub screws. I have had this happen, it sucks. If it was any component but the motor I would say stick it in the oven for 20 mins at 400 degrees.. That has always worked for me with stuck bolts and grub screws but not a good idea with a motor. Good luck with the drill

 

[olds97_lss]

one of the things Arrma does that I cant stand, their obsession with loctite.. especially red loctite on grub screws. I have had this happen, it sucks. If it was any component but the motor I would say stick it in the oven for 20 mins at 400 degrees.. That has always worked for me with stuck bolts and grub screws but not a good idea with a motor. Good luck with the drill

Small pencil torch works well for a pinion. I've used it on mine a few times. Also works to get the center diff cups off without having so much flame you burn the bulkhead.

 

[Slevin]

one of the things Arrma does that I cant stand, their obsession with loctite.. especially red loctite on grub screws. I have had this happen, it sucks. If it was any component but the motor I would say stick it in the oven for 20 mins at 400 degrees.. That has always worked for me with stuck bolts and grub screws but not a good idea with a motor. Good luck with the drill

I hate the red loctite!!!!!! HATE it!!

 

[slick2500]

Doing my first real tear down and 90% of these screws are WAY too tight with WAY too much Loctite on them, and now I stripped the grub screw on the pinion. Just a tiny touch of Loctite is all you ever need and torque wrenches exist for a reason, I’m also switching out all screws for torx (after I drill out this pinion put on by baron von waytootight)

Baron Von Waytootight that is effing hilarious.

 

[parcou]

I had the same experience just today where Arrma used the red and it was a pain to remove. What is the best way to clean loctite off once you get a screw off to clean the screw itself and in inner threads it screws into? Or can you just add new over the old...

 

[slick2500]

I had the same experience just today where Arrma used the red and it was a pain to remove. What is the best way to clean loctite off once you get a screw off to clean the screw itself and in inner threads it screws into? Or can you just add new over the old...

Easiest thing I have found is a tap and dye. Everything else you need to soak them for a while. 2 most common sized are M3 and M4 I cannot remember the thread pitch off the top of my head though.

 

[parcou]

Easiest thing I have found is a tap and dye.

Thx what is that exactly...a product name?

 

[olds97_lss]

Thx what is that exactly...a product name?

Cheap stuff likely good enough for cleaning threads:
https://www.amazon.com/Drill-America-DWTB4X-7-High-Speed-Threading/dp/B00DLCSDIK
https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-2712-Piece-Set/dp/B003K15EQG
https://www.amazon.com/Sunxenze-Spanner-External-Processing-Tapping/dp/B07WQH9CYX

A bottoming tap is more blunt on the end so it can clean more of the threads of closed holes like motor mounts and whatnot.

 

[slick2500]

I have this set https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-...steel-metric-tap-and-die-set-40-pc-62832.html , it works good for cleaning out/off threads, but does not work that good for making new holes in metal, my M4 tap got killed trying to make some threads in aluminum.

 

[Bearcats]

Baron von Waytotight hits a lot of things. I love HF. So thats another tool Ill get. In the event of items not being able to be retapped what chemical is being used? Or did I misunderstand that?