I have scraped the sealer/finger nail polish off many Remington triggers and to tell you the truth I would much rather deal with a small dab of blue loctite any day!
Just my opinion though, do what you want ... :o
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I have scraped the sealer/finger nail polish off many Remington triggers and to tell you the truth I would much rather deal with a small dab of blue loctite any day!
Just my opinion though, do what you want ... :o
BigedP51,
Nail polish sounds good to me.
I probably have twenty years as a jet engine mechanic and I can honestly say, I never remember seeing any thread locker. Anything that needed to be safetied was either safety wired or had some type of self locking feature, are the methods you were talking about FAA approved? I'm not disagreeing, I'm just asking, I have lived a sheltered life so I'm open to learning new things.
Jeff
The pots in electronic devices, adjustment screws in instruments, any small adjustment screw was sealed with a coat of clear lacquer or a liquid plastic. I'm not sure about FAA approval, I worked at a Army overhaul depot and we played by our own rules and the FAA didn't have any control over the military.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mallard57
BUT the methods you mentioned were what we used and were standard practice on normal hardware, lock nuts, safety wire and painted slippage marks.
Aircraft Bolt Torquing joke
Inspector to mechanic: Did you torque those bolts?
Mechanic: Yes I tightened the the bolt until the threads started to smoke and then gave the bolt two more full turns.