Red vs Blue Lock-tite

[Bonnewagon]

The guy at the speed shop recommended I use red lock-tite on the adjustable clutch pivot ball I am installing. I use blue on lots of things but red? I once had to remove a fitting that had been red lock-tited and almost destroyed the fitting and what it was attached to. I know if I get the adjustment right I probably will never have to futz with it again but what if I do? Red seems kind of extreme. Is there a remover/softener for the red? I think blue should be enough as it doesn't even see serious heat. What do you guys think?

 

[melloelky]

go with your gut,that *ss-hat isn't the one making adjustments on your car later.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I used to work in industrial sales, and sold lots of Loctite to MRO business and more. I've seen some ugly results of guys using permanent(red) instead of high temp(also red). Removal of hardware usually requires a cutting torch when the permanent is involved!!!!
For what us guys do on our cars, blue medium strength threadlocker does just fine. I have a cool chart thing, I'll try to locate it and post a pic.

 

[Bonnewagon]

requires a cutting torch when the permanent is involved!!!!

And I will take THAT advice to the bank. That was what I was afraid of. The insert can't come out because the trans has a casting dimple that covers it. But the pivot shaft can unscrew so I'll use the BLUE and if it comes loose I will deal with that later.

 

[pagrunt]

Blue it is. I've used blue on a few threaded parts on .50 cals to hold them on during my active service. I get violent when behind one any chance I get to use one. All my automotive & gunsmith work get it too.

 

[joesregalproject]

I personally hate thread locker but I only use blue when it's required. I think it is Permatex that puts the blue thread locker in a red bottle and the red loctite in a blue bottle. I can't make any sense out that sh*t.

I much prefer antiseize, I'm trying to make things easier to get apart, not harder!

 

[565bbchevy]

I much prefer antiseize, I'm trying to make things easier to get apart, not harder!

Yeah, but sometimes you need things to stay put and not work their way out, for me an application that would use anti seize would be completely different from something requiring a locking compound. I will anti seize my spark plugs but Loctite my torque converter and flexplate bolts

 

[MrSony]

I always use blue no matter what.

 

[fleming442]

Heat softens it. The bellhousing is a high heat area, so the red will act like blue.

Sounds good, don't it?

 

[Tuffregal83]

I only use red on torque converter bolts and at work the bolt that holds the yolk into the trans and maybe a few other items here and there with the blue