RCU Forums - View Single Post - Muffler Loctite
View Single Post
Old 01-28-2013 | 12:01 PM
  #26  
drac1's Avatar
drac1
My Feedback: (4)
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,750
Received 10 Likes on 9 Posts
From: Romaine, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
Default RE: Muffler Loctite


ORIGINAL: Four Stroker

I have an engineering book that says 3 times the diameter of the bolt !

Regular red is 350
High Temp is 450
Silicone is 450

The ''high temp'' will work only on nitro two strokes. On a four stroke nitro I melted alumiweld stuff that is 730 deg. I doubt any of the above will work on Gas either - but no experience.
I've been a first class fitter and machinist for 26 years and it has always been bolt diameter = thread depth as a minimum. Of course you can use more thread depth if you want and most tapped holes are deeper than 1 x diameter.
As for 3 times the diameter?? Buy a 1/2" bolt and nut for eg. and i guarantee the nut won't be 1 1/2" thick.

Anything will strip if it is over tightened too much. As i said, most modelers use too much force when tightening small bolts.