Thread locker type

[bronks]

Hello, I am going to start on my Trex 450 kit very soon. Wondering about what thread locker to use. I bought some Hobby King TL-242, is that good enough or should I buy some certain type of Loctite? Appreciate the feedback.

[nartac]

That is equivalent to "blue" loctite which is most often used for heli screws so yes, that's what I would use.

[mondo]

Dont use loctite "red", as you will have a hard time getting the parts apart without breaking them, although most kits include a small bottle of red color loctite, its not the same super strength as loctite brand "red".

[nmdesertracer]

I use Hondalock blue from the dirtbike shop. They have low-med-high strength loctite.

[ahahn]

Originally Posted by bronks

Hello, I am going to start on my Trex 450 kit very soon. Wondering about what thread locker to use. I bought some Hobby King TL-242, is that good enough or should I buy some certain type of Loctite? Appreciate the feedback.

I'd check out that Hobbyking threadlocker first.

I have a friend that bought a bottle of the blue stuff from HK. However we couldn't get the "locktited" bolt out afterwards for a repair of his HK450 heli--actually it was impossible, he had to cut the feathering shaft to remove the grips. And I was using my MIP/Thorp drivers!

So if you have it, I'd do a test case first. Blue is suppose to be medium, not permanent!