TheSamba.com :: View topic - Torqueing case inserts into new aluminum case

Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:31 pm

Should I use loctite on my case studs and what would the torque be?
I'm thinking 6-8lbs. over actual head torque.
Am I wrong?

Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:47 pm

Bug53 wrote: Should I use loctite on my case studs and what would the torque be?
I'm thinking 6-8lbs. over actual head torque.
Am I wromg?
The case insert?
Or the head stud, into the case insert?

For an insert into the case, I recently used loktite 518 (anaerobic) sealer.
YMMV

Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:18 pm

I use red loctite for the insert to case threads, and Loctite 592 for studs into the inserts. Always better to have a stud come out and leave the insert tight in the case

Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:38 pm

67rustavenger wrote: Bug53 wrote: Should I use loctite on my case studs and what would the torque be?
I'm thinking 6-8lbs. over actual head torque.
Am I wromg?
The case insert?

head stud inserts

Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:52 pm

Just thread them in by hand so that they end up just below the case. Use red thread locker on them.