To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

I put my frame back together with grade 8 hardware, flat washers and lock washers. I wish I would have used nylon lock nuts but I didn't. Should I have used Locktite? This is one of those things that keeps me awake at night when I'm trying to fall asleep. lol

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

I thought this process thru/When I was building a frame for a 78 4x4.

I concentrated more on the shoulder of the bolt being long enough.

I did not want to use a Full threaded bolt

I wanted the shoulder to be in full contact with the frame and the bracket it was going thru.

I used Hardened washers to take up the space / (If Any) then a stover / toplock nut.

Loctite on this would be a plus. :metal:

Hope this helps.:chevy::chevy::chevy:

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

Lock washers and torquing the bolts good and tight should be plenty fine. If you're still losing sleep, check a few bolts after driving a couple hundred miles and see if frame flex has loosened any of them up.

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

locktite > all other thread locking methods. Go buy some. redo the fasteners that you worry about....be happy

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I think this is the only thing that my brain will let me do. Lol I do have time to kill while waiting for the new ball joints to get here. There is close to 50 so that should keep me busy for a while. Lol

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

Maybe loctite 290.

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

Their is more than one type of Locktite.
I would recommend using the "Blue" service removal type.

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

The factory fix on the assembly line for missing or mis-hit rivets was a 3/8" bolt, washer and nut.

They did not use loctite.

But - since there is red, and there is blue: a little blue loctite could never hurt.

K

Re: To Locktite or not to Locktite
 

IMO, me being a machinist, I would use red Loctite. And also if the frame wasn't coming back apart, I would use a crimped style lock nut instead of a Nyloc type. It wouldnt hurt to use a split type lock washer either. Frame stiffness is pretty important. Just my 2 cents.