No?

 

never had a problem untill this heli... Im wondering if super glue was used...

 

Just a shiz load of locktight by the sounds of it

 

I have also had this problem. Personally I think super strong "red" or permanent thread locker or Loctite, unless the helicopter manufacturer explicitly says to use such a type of Loctite, does far more harm then good.

I have only come across one instance of where it said to use "red" or permanent thread locker, and that is in the Hirobo SST-Eagle Freya manual for the dampener and yoke bearing block attachment.

Otherwise, I have had to destroy parts to get permanent thread locker undone. Yes you can apply heat, but, sometimes there are plastic parts attached to the component with the thread locker, and you cannot remove the plastic parts until you apply heat to the thread locker part, so its all over.

Also, when things are tightened with permanent thread locker, a user is much less likely to take things apart and perform maintenance such as replacing a worn bearing etc.

 

I've had the same thing from manufacturers... so not just builders are at fault

Citizen#024

 

So you know my pain @HungryHungryHippos . So frustrating to destroy a perfectly good part because you cant disassemble it.

 

Sure do, I think it should be considered a sin.

 

Sooky la la. How bout a teaspoon of cement and harden
the f*#k up. Now I totally understand when this happens when someone else does this detrimental locktiting they must be POURING THAT SHIZ right in there. I use red locktite on every thing and still to this day have NEVER stripped or broken a allen head screw the amount you put on the thread is the key don't be so generous you only need a small amount.

 

Oh man I Never had this problem on this scale before... Drives me nuts. Makes it really hard to maintain. The bolts i do mange to get out are just caked in the stuff from top to bottom, very thick.

 

I bought a 2nd hand t-rex600N once and the person had used red loctite on the screws but never told me.
The 600n screws were a pain in the first place - with red on them I had to grind a slot in the head of 22 of the screws with a dremel to get them out and then it was still hard.. What a major pain in the butt that was..

I've never had the need to use Red at all on a heli - the only place ever i've seen it justified is;

1) VERY sparingly on main blade spindle bolts
2) on damaged threads - of parts your prepared to throw away next time you need to separate them.
3) on some gasser clutch bolts

all the time - very sparingly..

I also recently bought a Gaui X4 II frame - that had too much blue loctite from 2 owners ago and had 10 round-head screws strip trying to get them out...

I hate red loctite and ROUNDHEAD SCREWS

 

Thats my experience as well @jockstrap