r1_pete
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 02:58 PM |
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Brake pipe joint sealing compound
Has anyone used
THIS STUFF from Frost's, is it any good / worth using? looks like a good product, but so did POR15 and I got nowhere
with that.
Cheers.
Pete
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prawnabie
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 03:14 PM |
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Id have thought that if you needed that, then there is something wrong that needs to be fixed!!!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 03:23 PM |
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can't see the point in it tbh they seem to be suggesting using it on the thread but as its the flange that’s normally sealing the pipe it makes
no sense at all to use that product. Don't like it one bit, use it on house radiators only as it could hide for a while a connection that
hasn't been made up correcty.
[Edited on 26/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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r1_pete
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 03:35 PM |
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Your right, the mechanical seal should be enough, never had a leaker yet, so I'll keep my tenner in my pocket....
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 03:47 PM |
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Thats just a pot of snake oil.....keep the ten quid in your pocket.
If your brake system leaks its like telling you to tighten up the joint.....that stuff could mask a poor joint.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 04:02 PM |
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Definite no no as far as I can see.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Alan B
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 05:19 PM |
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Agreed...pointless, useless product.
ONLY tapered threads are meant to seal on the threads. Parallel threads always seal another way..in this case metal to metal at the flare/fitting
interface.
I suspect they may mean it's for tapered threads, but the the picture they showed is clearly wrong and very misleading.
[Edited on 26/1/09 by Alan B]
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 07:27 PM |
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My wilwoods seal on the taper but i used PTFE tape. £175 from screwfix 
i did think about using it on the other joints, but it shouldn't be needed really
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mad4x4
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| posted on 27/1/09 at 07:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Johneturbo
My wilwoods seal on the taper but i used PTFE tape. £175 from screwfix
i did think about using it on the other joints, but it shouldn't be needed really
Thats a bit dear for PTFR tape. I'll go to B&Q for mine..
On another note in the Oil industry PTFE tape is banned/not used on a lot of systems cause it breaks down and causes blockages in the PIPES. Most
Hyrdaulic Compainies will sell SWAK or a Locktite Version.
Linky
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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