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Compass Knight 50 > I need to red loc-tite these...

n808
Veteran
Location: Seattle, WA - USA

This is the 2nd time this happens. And now I know for sure I used plenty of blue loc-tite and torque to fasten it. It seems my non-stop tic-toc practice was too much today.. (for those that remember my previous thread -- I am down to 8-9 minutes flight time now

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I will just attach the struts without spacers now. That was in fact how my pre-owned Knight 3D came.

One issue I have noticed now is that this area of the frame, under the fuel tank, is really flexible, and the next time I need to order, I will probably include those parts I think I saw that might stiffen it up a little.

-Karl

05-28-2008 05:38 PM

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Wingman77
Elite Veteran
Location: Pulaski TN US

yea they could use some loc-tite

05-28-2008 05:43 PM

n808
Veteran
Location: Seattle, WA - USA

yes, of course, but blue was not good enough! I think I need to use red here

05-28-2008 06:25 PM

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SteveH
rrProfessor
Location: Texas

It is my opinion that if blue Locktite does not hold there applied to clean threads, you might have some other problem, such as too much vibration. I use blue on mine there without any problems.

SteveH
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05-28-2008 07:20 PM

RobRoy
Key Veteran
Location: Huntsville, Alabama

I agree, if blue locktight isn't holding, look for the cause elsewhere.

Ignorance is curable, stupidity is for life.

05-28-2008 08:13 PM

Jon the Rooster
Elite Veteran
Location: Johns Island, Charleston, SC

No problems with blue here myself, but I clean all bolts prior to using it too.
I wouldn't use red,,It would work great until you had to remove it.
my .02

and one more thing "DON'T BE AFRAID!"

05-28-2008 10:26 PM

n808
Veteran
Location: Seattle, WA - USA

I think you are right -- I probably did not clean off oil residue well enough. Will do and try again

Thanks.

05-28-2008 10:54 PM

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petmotel
Veteran
Location: DeKalb, IL.

Check that your tail rotor hub is not bent. I had a bent one that actually broke the ends off of some carbon struts. Other than the strut problems I had no other signs of a problem from the heli. Best way to check, remove full tail rotor, hold grips and blades and lightly flex in and out. If hub rotates it's bent.

Jay

05-29-2008 02:37 AM

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