

| Subject: | Re: Fw: D6 locking compound |
| From: | Mark Mages |
| Date: | Wed, 24 May 2000 08:20:49 -0700 |
Yah - and make darned sure that you won't need to pull the bolt for a looong time before the loc-tite sets up. It took me 45minutes with a pipe wrench to get a loc-tited tie rod off last month. That stuff works well, but is EVIL once it has set. Mark --- "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA> wrote: > > Bentley makes some references to use D6 locking > compound (in my case: > > putting ouside door handle back on). What is it > and where do I get it? > > I used a product called Loctite which is essentially > the same as D6. It's a > paste that, when applied to the threads of a screw > or bolt, will prevent the > said bolt/screw from working it's way out due to > vibration. > Loctite and similar products are available at any > hardware/auto store. Make sure > you get the kind that will allow the bolt to be > removed should you ever need to > do so in the future. > > Roy O. > '87 Westfalia GL > (till death us do part) ===== Mark 87 Westfalia Gl 84 Scirocco 8v http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
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