Thread tape with NPT is mostly for lubrication so one can tighten properly. The threads do the sealing.
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Thread tape with NPT is mostly for lubrication so one can tighten properly. The threads do the sealing.
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LD1
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Actually NPT DOES require a sealant.
NPTF is the one that is "claimed" not to need it.
But real world is different than an engineer sitting behind a desk making a claim that "no sealant required".
NPSM, JIC, and ORB are the only common fittings you will find on your tractor that requires NO sealant.
NPT and NPTF....use the sealant regardless of anyones claims. If it truly were a "dryseal" as they claim....why do huge corporations and mfg companies use it if they dont have to? Think about all those wasted dollars on sealant.
Stay away from tape in hydraulics. Sure it "can" be used and it will work. And the odds of having a problem are pretty slim....but it only takes once to learn your costly lesson and hours trying to figure out what happened.
Loctite 545. Nothing better for hydraulics IMO
NPTF is the one that is "claimed" not to need it.
But real world is different than an engineer sitting behind a desk making a claim that "no sealant required".
NPSM, JIC, and ORB are the only common fittings you will find on your tractor that requires NO sealant.
NPT and NPTF....use the sealant regardless of anyones claims. If it truly were a "dryseal" as they claim....why do huge corporations and mfg companies use it if they dont have to? Think about all those wasted dollars on sealant.
Stay away from tape in hydraulics. Sure it "can" be used and it will work. And the odds of having a problem are pretty slim....but it only takes once to learn your costly lesson and hours trying to figure out what happened.
Loctite 545. Nothing better for hydraulics IMO
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I worked for Terex utility division Terex Utilities
While there, they said they would not use tape on anything, but would use Teflon dope on NPT threads. They had got tape into valves some years previous and would not use it again.
While there, they said they would not use tape on anything, but would use Teflon dope on NPT threads. They had got tape into valves some years previous and would not use it again.
I use yellow "Gas" tape exclusively for all of my NPT type connections. Works great on tractor hydraulic oils with no break down and no leaks after several years of hard use. I have not had much luck with dope on hydraulic oil lines- specifically Permatex brand.
Uses definition for yellow gas tape from Lowes: Manufactured especially for natural gas, propane, butane, water, oil and chemical lines.
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I use blue Loctite, 242 I think is the number. I only use Teflon tape if I can't get the oil off the fitting or don't have time to let the Loctite set up.
LD1
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545 is actually made for sealing pipe threads.
222 (purple), 242 (blue), and 262 (red) are not designed as "sealants". They are designed as thread "lockers" to prevent fastener loosening.
Perhaps thats why people that complain about using "loctite" making the fittings harder to remove. Becasue 545 seals well, and is just as easy to remove a fitting as teflon tape or paste
222 (purple), 242 (blue), and 262 (red) are not designed as "sealants". They are designed as thread "lockers" to prevent fastener loosening.
Perhaps thats why people that complain about using "loctite" making the fittings harder to remove. Becasue 545 seals well, and is just as easy to remove a fitting as teflon tape or paste
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I used 242 on thousands of pipe threads and never a problem getting them apart. Always a good seal. Never tried 545. Actually there is a Locktite number for hydraulic usage pipe threads, have to look it up though on the Locktite website.
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Thanks LD1. I was busy. I used to joke, although truthfully, that I could put compound on a pipe thread from 2 feet away. Just aim and squirt some 242 on it.
