I've been told use RED loc-tite on the driveshaft bolts, but I have to heat the bolts up to remove them. Should I just use blue loc-tite on the flywheel bolts?
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Question: On flywheel bolts, do I use BLUE loc-tite or RED loc-tite?
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icemetalstang
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loc tite
When I changed my fox body to a 5 speed I used the red loctite and had no problems. You know someone will say it. Did you read the package. DUH
It may help. I got a long screw driver put it in the flywheel teeth and used a large breaker bar to get the flywheel bolts off. A 400ft lb impact wrench would not break them lose.
When I changed my fox body to a 5 speed I used the red loctite and had no problems. You know someone will say it. Did you read the package. DUH
It may help. I got a long screw driver put it in the flywheel teeth and used a large breaker bar to get the flywheel bolts off. A 400ft lb impact wrench would not break them lose.
What package to read? I know that red loc-tite is high-strength and blue is not. But the flywheel bolts may not need the stronger red loc-tite. The OEM bolts I removed did NOT have loc-tite on them, just that red rubber-like stuff. I've seen the same stuff on my ECT and CTS, used for a fluid-proof seal. No remnants of loc-tite at all.
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In the end, I decided to use blue loctite. There is a flywheel-specific loctite available, it has the same properties as the blue loctite, including its melting point (300F). Only difference is that the green was designed to cure in a tightly-sealed area. Many crankshafts have holes for the flywheel that do not go all the way through. Blue loctite would not dry well in those cases. However, the 5.0 crankshaft hoes go all the way through so the blue should cure just fine.
Thanks for the advice, everyone.
Thanks for the advice, everyone.
Loctite is designed to dry only in the absense of Oxygen. I watched the History Channel special on it.
Kurt
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99FiveOh
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I don't understand why anyone would want to chance it with anything else. I don't know about you, but I don't like to drop my tranny every week. I use red on everything, always have. And you had to put heat on the d/s bolts? I just use the 2 wrench trick for leverage and it works everytime. But it does take some elbow grease to get those off, and that's a good thing!
Flywheel bolts = red loctite.
But, blue loctite is still loctite so you'll be fine.
Flywheel bolts = red loctite.
But, blue loctite is still loctite so you'll be fine.
S351Saleen77
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The OEM bolts had the rubber seal because the holes go all the way through to be exposed to the oil pan and all the oil. On the old (Like 60's&70's) cranks the holes didn't go all the way through so they recommend Loctite. On the new 5.0 cranks the manual says to use a thread sealer Not Loctite so it won't leak oil through the holes.
I just did an Escort and it was the same thing, the red rubber stuff stock and it said to use a thread sealer with Teflon on the bolts in a manual.
99FiveOh
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Yeah, no heat. It's funny how no matter how long loctite's been on there, it'll still smell the same way when you break it lose, it's got that distinctive smell to it.
I can tell you this about crankshaft/flywheel bolts 
Back in the 60's and 70's we did not use Loctite on ANYTHING
and
We never had anything fall off
I know the bolts these days go all the way through and oil can
seep past the threads
I see the concern of more importance to be to seal the threads
as opposed to keeping the bolt secure
I could say the same about drive shaft bolts
We never used Loctite on em and none of em came loose
I mean ... you had fine threads and lock washers
Most likely ... Ford started the Loctite application to save the
cost of 4 lock washers :Word:
Grady
Back in the 60's and 70's we did not use Loctite on ANYTHING
and
We never had anything fall off
I know the bolts these days go all the way through and oil can
seep past the threads
I see the concern of more importance to be to seal the threads
as opposed to keeping the bolt secure
I could say the same about drive shaft bolts
We never used Loctite on em and none of em came loose
I mean ... you had fine threads and lock washers
Most likely ... Ford started the Loctite application to save the
cost of 4 lock washers :Word:
Grady
95Vert383AOD
15 Year Member
Locktite??? I don't use that stuff at all....Matter of fact i use antiseize on driveshaft bolts for YEARS. Maybe i should change the way i do things??? Then again like Grady said i think my driveshaft bolts are 12 point and have lock washers.
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