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    Loctite for wheel hub replacement

    About to undertake a replacement of swivel ball, and hub seals. Manual refers the use of appropriate locking compound.
    Am I on the right track if I use Loctite 270 for those bolts not to be undone in the near future and Loctite 242 for those bolts I expect to remove as part of usual servicing?
    Also I see the Loctite 270 can be released by heating the bolt to 300C, will this alter the strength of the bolt?

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    I found Loctite 243 recently and i find it is great to use and i believe it can handle a surface that may have be slightly oily. It can be undone inside 24 hours reasonably easily but after 24 hours much harder to undo.
    I would use it for everything but on critical parts use a torque wrench. Over torqueing bolts and nuts is the main cause of many problems with fasteners.

    A 50 ml bottle is much easier to use and less waste than 10 ml bottles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rolly View Post
    About to undertake a replacement of swivel ball, and hub seals. Manual refers the use of appropriate locking compound.
    Am I on the right track if I use Loctite 270 for those bolts not to be undone in the near future and Loctite 242 for those bolts I expect to remove as part of usual servicing?
    Also I see the Loctite 270 can be released by heating the bolt to 300C, will this alter the strength of the bolt?

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    243 for normal strength bolts (blue, red if you get the permatex version)
    263 for a higher locking strength or heat exposure (red, blue if you get the permatex version)
    I use 270 on the nut end of studs that need to have 263 on the non accessible side. but ive never used it on a landy.
    680 to mount bearings that want to spin
    #4 for gaskets
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian4002000 View Post
    I found Loctite 243 recently and i find it is great to use and i believe it can handle a surface that may have be slightly oily. It can be undone inside 24 hours reasonably easily but after 24 hours much harder to undo.
    I would use it for everything but on critical parts use a torque wrench. Over torqueing bolts and nuts is the main cause of many problems with fasteners.

    A 50 ml bottle is much easier to use and less waste than 10 ml bottles.

    Ian
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    You need perfectly clean surfaces for best results with Loctite, brake cleaner is your friend.

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    Also note that depends what you buy(in terms of parts/bolts) they may already have a locking compound on them.

    eg. if you buy a bearing kit it'll probably come with all manner of bits including new bolts. The bolts will most likely have thread lock compound already on them.
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