SurplusFan98
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Hi all,
After a great effort, I got my high clearance CavFab crossover steering installed by myself. Pulled this almost brand new from a Comanche in the scrap yard, cost me $10!! Everything is now aligned and tested, and I'm ready to go back and loctite/torque all the nuts. First, I have 2 questions:
Thanks!
After a great effort, I got my high clearance CavFab crossover steering installed by myself. Pulled this almost brand new from a Comanche in the scrap yard, cost me $10!! Everything is now aligned and tested, and I'm ready to go back and loctite/torque all the nuts. First, I have 2 questions:
- Would everyone still use red loctite on these threads now that there's the orange stuff? The CavFab steering uses Heims and nylock nuts (as opposed to the castle nuts). Wouldn't applying the heat to remove stuff in the future actually damage all the nylon stuff? Is there still enough of a strength advantage to the red stuff to favor it over the orange?
- Do I also need to apply loctite to the lock nuts that position the Heims so they don't droop? I have anti-seize on these now, but I plan to torque them down.
Thanks!