I've been using Loctite anaerobic sealants for at least 25 years. Google is your friend. Loctite 518 will be Loctite 518 no matter what color the tube. http://tds.loctite.com/tds5/docs/518-EN.pdf Note .25 mm gap filling ability. Use Loctite 515 for better resistance to motor oil. http://tds.loctite.com/tds5/docs/515-EN.pdf And... http://www.henkel.us/brands-and-solutions/adhesives-sealants-surface-treatments-6072.htm Note some of the other products made by Loctite's parent corporation. Jim
On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote: > Dylan: is there a difference betwen the stuff in the blue tube and > the red tube> I'll feel stupid if when I open it up, it squirts red > just like the red tube of 518 the mech. had. I never figured out why > Permatex uses the blue tube for both the red and blue thread > locker. Maybe that thinking has bled over to the 518 stuff. > > DM&FS > > At 08:29 AM 3/5/2010, dylan wrote: >> I have known about it for a very long time. >> Porsche engine cases are put together with it. >> I use it on all orings and mating surfaces throughout the >> waterboxer and Sub. >> Benny Boy has written about it, but hasn't named the product exactly. >> It is what he uses, along with other stuff when sealing. >> >> dylan >> >> >> From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 3:12:38 AM >> Subject: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon? >> >> Anyone have a use for the anaerobic sealant from loctite called >> 518? I've seen it in red and blue,but the NAPA guy didn't seem to >> know a lot about it or the differences between the red and the >> blue. The local Subie tech says it's great for assembly of the subie >> motors however. >> >> DM&FS |
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