green loctite to hold plunger tube in

[danger831]

so has anyone tried it or think it will work green loctite if you have ever dealt with it you will know is great for gluing slip fit joints together it is almost to strong in most cases just curios if it could hold on a plunger tube without staking ?

[log man]

Danger, while it wouldn't be my first choice, I do believe that Loctite would do an adequate job if the pins where snug and the assemble was optimally clean to start.

LOG

[wichaka]

I would just restake it, haven't had one come lose yet

[gnsmth]

I would lean towards staking also. I have seen plunger tubes glued or epoxied on before. seems like the sharp recoil tends to shear or crack the glue over time. Have not tried the green loctite though.

[John]

Good idea, but I wouldn't rely alone on the green thing. Restake it, that's the proper way to do it.

[aluminum]

a press or interference fit uses compression of one part against another part and relies on the strengths of the materials the parts are made from. the green loctite only works when its in there very thinly and basically when the parts would be stuck like glue anyway.

i dont think its going to work as a "glue" any better than some epoxy, i doubt that assembly is really a press fit by definition unless it has to be under a press to be installed.

[Knight Armory]

Just my two cents here. But I would just stake it too. First I would chamfer the holes a little about a 1/3 of the way deep. Then I would get a new plunger tube with the longer posts for a more secure staking. I have in the past used dev con to help glue the tube to the frame, but this was done at the customer's inssitance.