Racing Diffs Common Mistake Video

[eacmen]

This popped into my youtube feed. I found the threadlocker demonstration video informative. Had no idea there was a difference in applying loctite in through holes vs blind holes.

https://youtu.be/TLfNjcijk-k

[oceansize]

Excellent find.

[heinzboehmer]

Agreed. That's some great info. Thanks for posting.

I also recently learned about the threadlock thing. Seems so obvious now that I think about it, but I never gave it a second thought before. Makes me wonder how many times I've messed that up in the past.

[oceansize]

There is a common theme with me an mechanic work which is that within 24 hours of completion I will see exactly how I screwed it up online.

[cobra]

The thread lock part is questionable. The recommended method will result in wasted compound, varying effectiveness based on the tap drill depth, and a weird hydrolocking effect depending on thread tolerance.

I would be more inclined to put it on the male and female threads in both thru and blind holes.

[digger]

Yeah filling the hole is a really bad idea. Just put it on the internal threads thread it in and out to distribute rather than make a swimming pool