Ford's loctite cam repair

[rubydist]

Has anyone actually done the Ford 'approved' cam rework with the Loctite? Are there any known failures of cams that have had that rework?

 

[hawkeye18]

Loc-tite?..........

Seems iffy. JB weld, I can see. Loc-tite makes me Spock.

 

[SHO U UP]

Really iffy. There was some info on the other forum about that, but why go thru all the trouble doing that when you can weld them while you are there. That way was basically "band aid-ing" the problem, while the weld is "surgically" fixing the problem. Just weld it.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Another member here was going to use Might Putty

 

[JoesSHO]

Hey- I'd trust Billy Mays before I'd trust Ford...

 

[hawkeye18]

Another member here was going to use Might Putty

Well played.

 

[AREA 91]

I would only use Loc Tite, Mighty Puddy, or JB Weld if someone had a gun to my head.

Do it correctly, weld it.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Brian, watch the commercial, mighty putty can be used for automotive repairs. And it has the strength to pull a fully loaded 80,000lb trailer.

If you call now, you can get 6 sticks for 19.99 if you "order now"

 

[hawkeye18]

Brian, watch the commercial, mighty putty can be used for automotive repairs. And it has the strength to pull a fully loaded 80,000lb trailer.

If you call now, you can get 6 sticks for 19.99 if you "order now"

If you call within 30 seconds, they'll send you a copy of "2girls1cup" on DVD - it's about as useful as mighty putty!

Seriously, Pop. Mech did an expose on the "as seen on TV" stuff and their verdict on it was "useful for making coffee cup handles. Anything else, not so much...". And then they said "Just buy another damn mug, you cheap bastard."

 

[bacernate]

You serious?

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Here's the link

 

[1995SHO9]

Yah, I think he actually went though with it and used the Mighty Putty. I hear they are still holding up....

 

[SHOZ123]

Me and another V8 SHO busybody used the Loctite before the Ford TSB. Where do you think they got the idea.....

 

[rubydist]

OK, I already knew all the editorial stuff......

The question was, have any with the Loctite failed?

 

[SHOZ123]

Well both of us got ours welded.

 

[hawkeye18]

Using loc-tite to fix the cam gears on their shafts is almost the dictionary definition of "Mickey Mouse" engineering. I'm sure it'll work... for a little while.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

OK, I already knew all the editorial stuff......

The question was, have any with the Loctite failed?

Yes.

Several.

 

[SHOZ123]

Well it is special Loctite for bonding shafts to gears and not the usual thread locking crap.....

 

[93rev2sev]

Well it is special Loctite for bonding shafts to gears and not the usual thread locking crap.....

That's correct. It's no weld, but it's got special sheer charactaristics.

 

[rubydist]

Yes.

Several.

Thank you. That was the information I needed.