Bolt handle coming loose - Best way to get it tight

Red loctite?

Blue loc-tite and a non marring mini strap wrench if you have one.

If no strap wrench, I’d say give it a good few wraps with some kitchen drawer liner or something grippy to protect the finish and snug it down with a pair of pliers, just don’t squeeze the shit out of it. The loc-tite will do the holding for you.

Loctite

I had to do this with my wife's LP Fuzion. I ended up having to use red loctite.

I use vibra tite VC3. It works very well and its not permanent.

Red loctite. Hand tight will be enough.

Honestly, Blue Loctite would probably be enough. It’s not getting a ton of torque under normal use...unless your wife is a gorilla with a panic problem. I use Red because I have no intent to ever change the knob although even red isn’t really permanent.

OREGUN said:

Honestly, Blue Loctite would probably be enough. It’s not getting a ton of torque under normal use...unless your wife is a gorilla with a panic problem. I use Red because I have no intent to ever change the knob although even red isn’t really permanent.

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I tried blue first - still had issues. No issues with red.

And as you state, red isn't really permanent. But I also have no reason or intentions of ever taking that bolt knob off.

Wrap the knob in a leather glove to avoid marring. Put the water pump pliers on it and tighten up.
If the thread fit is really loose I give a couple wraps if teflon tape around the handle stud to fill that empty space.

Weld it.

I used purple Locktite with no problems.

Another vote for vibra tite VC3. Used it on my Impact last year with zero issues since

Ditch the knob.

Ribbed, for pleasure!

Hennig said:

Weld it.

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