Thread locker equivalent

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Originally Posted by Pdwight

As I unbolted my axle from the transmission this week I noticed the same Blue/Green or Cyan colored thread locker Porsche uses on bolts throughout the car...does anyone know the Locktite equivalent ?

I noticed the factory specs for those bolts is 60 ft pounds....it sure took a lot more than that to get them out....but I sure do not want them backing out on me

I've got both a 986 and a 987, and there are very few places the factory uses thread lock. I have not seen any thread lock on the axle bolts for either of my cars, or on the replacement bolts purchased from Porsche. Are you sure you aren't confusing the anti-corrosion coating of the bolts with thread lock?

Having said that, if you want to add thread lock I would not use anything stronger than blue.


As a followup, here is an example of the axle bolt sold by pelican for a 987 http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/SuperCat/1087/POR_1087_SUSAXL_pg1.htm#item0
Note that the entire fastener has a greenish tint to it. Also note that the item description does not mention any thread lock.

Here is an example of a bolt with micro-encapsulated locker on it: http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/SuperCat/1042/POR_1042_ENGCAM_pg3.htm#item6
note that the material is deposited only on a portion of the threads and is typically a contrasting color to the rest of the fastener.

My links didn't work very well. First example is the 'axle joint bolt' that is OEM equivalent. Second item is Porsche 'bolt for intermediate shaft flange'.