Volvo Penta Threadlock - Pivot Bolts

TulsaTime

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Is there a specific "threadlock" compound for the pivot bolts for the outdrive?
Will any old "threadlock" work? Seems to be some speculation.
Thanks!
 

muc

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I was wrong with my advice. Didn’t think it through.
Might not need any threadlock on your pivot pins.
Depends on what transom you have.
Got a serial number?
 

TulsaTime

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Muc,
I've posted a pic of the numbers. Thanks for the help.
BTW I've already purchased the "red" threadlock at West Marine. Will hold off using it until we get more answers.
 

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Volvo doesn't recommend loctite in their manual, but they do at the service school. I use the red on the ones I work on and recommend that you do too.
 

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If you do use the red locktite use only a tiny little bit. It'll hold just fine. Had a few that someone soaked the pin real good, all the heat wrench's in the world would not hardly get them out for future service. That stuff is a strong!
 

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If you do use the red locktite use only a tiny little bit. It'll hold just fine. Had a few that someone soaked the pin real good, all the heat wrench's in the world would not hardly get them out for future service. That stuff is a strong!

Agree. One to two drops is enough.

Also, if you use Loctite Klean N Prime on both the male and female threads first it will reduce the bond enough that you won’t need heat to get it back apart.
 

TulsaTime

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Grub54891, Muc,
Thanks for the insight. I'll use a few drops of the red threadlock.
Regards!
 

Grub54891

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Grub54891, Muc,
Thanks for the insight. I'll use a few drops of the red threadlock.
Regards!

One drop is more than enough. Think of it like silicone, people use to much, it oozes out all over, guess what? It oozes inside the motor also. Same with locktite. The area it has to hold is just a few threads.
 
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