Loose bolts

[silver1]

What do you pros use on the bolts to keep them tight?
My starter on the TEcumseh 10hp almost fell off. :tongue: The
right side bolts are hard to get a wrench on and they have
star washers.
Thanks,
LB

 

[EngineMan]

What about some thread lock...!

 

[davbell22602]

Use the red thread locker. The blue is worthless.

 

[silver1]

Use the red thread locker. The blue is worthless.

RED good to know. Is that like LOC-tight?

 

[briggs]

RED good to know. Is that like LOC-tight?

yes get lock-tight red

 

[reynoldston]

Use the red thread locker. The blue is worthless.

I guess I can't disagree more. The red works too well and some times needs heat to loosen. I have had very good luck with the blue. Are you cleaning your threads very well before using? We are talking about Locktite aren't we? Or are you talking about a different brand?

 

[motoman]

Star washers are marginal devices. Hard to believe a manufacturer would use these instead of heat treated bolts which can be tightened properly. Did the machine come with star washers?

 

[silver1]

Star washers are marginal devices. Hard to believe a manufacturer would use these instead of heat treated bolts which can be tightened properly. Did the machine come with star washers?

It may have. they look like it. I will use blue LOCTITE. I may need to get them off sometime.
this is the starter after all.
Thanks

 

[reynoldston]

It may have. they look like it. I will use blue LOCTITE. I may need to get them off sometime.
this is the starter after all.
Thanks

Smart move but as I said just make sure the threads are clean. I clean the bolts with a wire brush and then degrease everything with brake clean. Nothing wrong with the red LOCTITE if it doesn't have to come apart again.

 

[MowGuy]

Yea star washers are junk. Manufacturers use them because they are cheap especially in mass quantities. Its all about the profit margin no matter the manufacturer. (hence use of pot-metal, thinnest sheetmetal available, and chinsey drive components).

but anyways yea taking off the star washers and either using a standard split washer (lockwasher) and or blue locktite will do the trick.