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Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
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Lock Tight
Original Message   May 6, 2005 1:29 pm
I need to get myself some Lock Tight. More spacifically, the blue glue kind that you can break if you need to. My problem is, I don't know where to buy this stuff online. Can someone give me a link to a website that sells Lock Tight?


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Bill_D


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Location: Chicago
Joined: Dec 6, 2002
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Re: Lock Tight
Reply #7   May 6, 2005 5:06 pm
Also if you went there and asked for blue and they sold ya red, the guy at the Napa should be slapped!!!  Show him the difference by putting some Permatex Red in his ignition switch.  
Marshall


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Joined: Sep 16, 2002
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Re: Lock Tight
Reply #8   May 6, 2005 5:07 pm
Termy, unless I'm mistaken, that engine shouldn't vibrate enough to do that, hand tightened is all they should need.
Emmo


Joined: May 22, 2003
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Re: Lock Tight
Reply #9   May 6, 2005 5:16 pm
Mine doesn't do that, but what about a lock washer under the knob instead of loctite??
Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Points: 960

Re: Lock Tight
Reply #10   May 6, 2005 6:45 pm
I know what you are saying Marshall. I do know the difference between the blue, red, and green. Here is the thing, I will never need to remove or fold the handles so I was fine with that. But, if for some for seeable reason I need to remove the handles some day, all I have to do is heat it up to around 400 to 500 degrees. But, seriously, I don't think I am ever going to do that. Plus, I only put 4 drips of that stuff on the entire bolt so I may be able to get it off with heavy mussle power which I do have lol.


Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Points: 960

Re: Lock Tight
Reply #11   May 6, 2005 6:53 pm
Emmo wrote:
Mine doesn't do that, but what about a lock washer under the knob instead of loctite??

I think thats why it was doing that, I think all 4 needed lock washers but locktight was a easier solution for me, especially if I never plan to remove the handles.


itzbinnice


Joined: Nov 1, 2002
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Re: Lock Tight
Reply #12   May 6, 2005 6:56 pm
Marshall wrote:
Termy, unless I'm mistaken, that engine shouldn't vibrate enough to do that, hand tightened is all they should need.

Marshall I don't think it's so much the engine vibration that's causing it,  more likely the constant manuevers on turns and backups. I lost one and replaced it, dropped another one but found and really cranked them home tight , haven't lost one since. The lockwasher suggestioin sounds like a  simple logical fix.

robmints


Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: Lock Tight
Reply #13   May 6, 2005 7:01 pm
T20,
The handles have bolts that have heads that form fit the handles, so they will not loosen. The nuts are wing nuts. If you take a small black cable tie and wrap it between the wings and around the handles, they will not loosen, until you cut them. The black will not show, and is UV resistent.
Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Points: 960

Re: Lock Tight
Reply #14   May 6, 2005 7:53 pm
Thanks for the tip but I already applied the locktight long time ago. And your probably right, the constant manuvers probably loosened them and then the vibration took care of the rest. All I know is, I did not want to tighten the crap load out of them for fear that I might strip them! But that cable idea seemed interesting as I was reading your post. Well, I have a shop the sise of a two bay garage that can hold two large trucks so, I have enough space to hold a mower without folding the handle bars lol.


spottedpony


Joined: Aug 23, 2004
Points: 301

Re: Lock Tight
Reply #15   May 6, 2005 9:08 pm
aircraft type locking nuts would work too.....and not be so difficult to remove
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