Pro-Line alloy adapters

[joshludden]

Do I need to put thread lock on all of the bolts when putting on these adapters? Thanks in advance

 

[Exc3l]

I personally would. Anything metal to metal I put thread lock on. Wouldnt want those to come loose when running.

 

[joshludden]

I personally would. Anything metal to metal I put thread lock on. Wouldnt want those to come loose when running.

Yeah I did. I ran out of the blue stick kind but had a tube of the liquid. I ended squirting some into a bottle cap & just dipping the screws in it. Thank god for the dewalt!! Drove them 95% in, then tightened by hand. Felt like I was in a Nascar pit crew or something!

 

[@9G]

Mines held up pretty good without the Locktite. I was scared to use the Locktite cause I change wheels often and didn't want to use heat everytime I wanted to make a swap. I got a heat gun and didn't want to melt or soften the rest of the wheel trying to get the screws loose. Maybe if you do it with a soldering tool to get the heat on each screw more directly that would work better. Call me lazy I guess...if I want to take the alloy part out for use on another wheel I can just unscrew them. Old fashioned hand torque has held up for me. I love the alloy hex too...it should be a standard part instead of the pricey upgrade.

 

[AIan]

I locktight all metal to metal screws on my rc’s. Not necessarily a ton of it but at least a couple mm‘s at the tip of the screws before installing. I find if I have a lot of screws to do I drip several drops in A little plastic cap and dip them instead of trying to squeeze a drop on each screw.