Which Loctite for BBB?

[jayro]

Hi all,
I am reassembly my BBB and was wondering what color loctite to use on the plate bolts. I thought I remember reading that you should use purple stuff, but I cant seem to locate any. All I found was the blue and red stuff. Or the "Penetrating loctite" that is supposed to be put on after it is assembled. Should the blue be fine or will I not be able to get them out again with it? They are only 3mm bolts. Thanks

 

[93rev2sev]

There's only one loc-tite specified for tiny screws and bolts. I can't remember the color, but it's the one specified for small hardware.

Googleing "loc-tite small" provided me with this immediate answer:

Loctite 22221 Small Screw Thread Threadlocker

 

[Off Road SHO]

^^^^ What he said. ^^^^

Tom

 

[SHOstopper1992]

Loctite 22221 Small Screw Thread Threadlocker is what you need. Yes it is purple.

I used to rebuild Lawnmower engines back in my early teens to make some cash. Used this stuff regularly...

 

[AREA 91]

Red has been used as well.
You can also steak the back side for extra protection.

 

[jayro]

Thanks guys. Ill look here localy to see what I can find.

 

[Ishodu]

Red has been used as well.
You can also steak the back side for extra protection.

This is what I do, and they are also steaked from factory. A center punch works fine.

 

[yamahaSHO]

I used red Loc-Tite with mine. I didn't want to ingest a little screw and I had just completely rebuilt the BBB's, so I'm not overly concerned with having to take them apart ever.

 

[jayro]

Didnt find any purple (which is what I used last time). All the places I went to had green "Penetrating" thread locker. It was rated for the size fastners I was using. It said to apply where the threads went in after the fastner was installed. I put it on the threads and applied afterwards to be safe.