safety wire or locktite

[thumper877]

Assembling my brakes and was wondering what's the best way to. I have wilwood 2 piece rotors. Car will mainly be street driven but I'm planning on some autocross use when I can. Do I need to safety wire or is locktite ok. Any help or advice would be appreciated thanks

[Project92rs]

I believe the instructions recommend using both. Red loctite on the bolts and then follow with safety wire. That's how we assembled the two piece Wilwood rotors on our cars.

I gave up on traditional safety wire after a friend in the aerospace sector showed me the Safe-T wire tools from Daniels Manufacturing though. Expensive but much faster than traditional safety wire and if it's good enough for holding together a jet engine, it should be good enough for the places I use it on the car like the two piece brake rotors.

http://www.dmctools.com/Products/safe-t-cable.html

[TheJDMan]

You pretty much have to use safety wire. Locktite is not a substitute for safety wire. Even the high temp red locktite is only good to about 400deg as I recall. Brakes can get much hotter than 400deg even in mild street driving. I like that DMC wire I may have to get me one of those tools.

[dontlifttoshift]

Thanks for the DMC link!! That is a neat solution.

[cactuss4]

Thanks for the DMC link!! That is a neat solution.

Ditto this that is neat. Although I didn't mind doing mine with traditional safety wire.

Tory

[Pete68]

Safety wire is a PITA and overkill for most situations. IMO : )

[gray86hach]

Loctite should not be used in high heat areas.

Safety wire is a must. I have seen bolts come out of wilwood hubs that were not safety wired.

Having someone show you how to do it will make it much easier.

Tim

[Skip Fix]

I picked up an OLD Wilwood Dynalite drag kit for second gens before they added the safety wire. the Loctite used is strong enough the allen wrench holes are trying to round off. '67 GTO and Chevelles with 4 piston calipers had two piece rotors and no safety wire.

That said I did both on the newer kit ion my 79 Camaro but my safety wire is not pretty!