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T-Cut · 3rd October 2019, 20:45

Threadlocking systems come in various grades or strengths. Check the manufacturer's data sheet. If you need to stabilize a bolt that may well need removal later (eg: a cambelt tensioner bolt) get one that can be easily undone again. There are three or four hardness bands. The hardest makes a thread that's impossible to slacken and you'll shear the bolt before the threadlock breaks. Having to heat a belt tensioner bolt to 250C to degrade the threadlock is not the way to go.

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3rd October 2019, 20:45	#6
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Threadlocking systems come in various grades or strengths. Check the manufacturer's data sheet. If you need to stabilize a bolt that may well need removal later (eg: a cambelt tensioner bolt) get one that can be easily undone again. There are three or four hardness bands. The hardest makes a thread that's impossible to slacken and you'll shear the bolt before the threadlock breaks. Having to heat a belt tensioner bolt to 250C to degrade the threadlock is not the way to go. TC Last edited by T-Cut; 3rd October 2019 at 20:48..