ESKONKE Retaining Compound Green 638 Sleeve Retainer High Strength Cylindrical Metal Components Assemblies Locking and Sealing Anaerobic Glue 1.69 Oz/50 ml

I was rebuilding the spindles on my mower deck. The bearings were not as tight in the housing as they were when new. So I got this bearing retainer to hold them in. I know that it works because when I went to put the spindles on the deck the shafts were in backwards. I thought, no big deal right ,with as easy as it went together I'll just slide the shafts out and turn them around. Wrong, I had to heat them up on both ends before they would come out, with a precession wrench. They cleaned up easily and went back together well. I know this is a Chinese knock off but but it was within my budget to do the job right.

Nice alternative to Loctite 638. Grabs quick and holds - had a .007" gap and it filled it, removed wobble, and held tight. Will update later if anything changes, but I intend to use this for many non-threaded fit-ups.

It took a little thought to figure out how the bottle's spout works, The outer white cap pull's straight off. inside the outer cap is the dispensing spout. Just pull that spout upward to dispense the fluid, push down to seal it back up. I needed this for a tool that has 2 studs that were glued into the tool body with a very soft glue. The studs popped out when they were tightened, I tried cleaning the surfaces and gluing them with clear Gorilla Glue and the studs popped out again. This retaining fluid worked great after I re-cleaned the surfaces and clamped them in place for 24 hours.

The directions say this will cure in 4 minutes and achieve full strength in 24 hours. I thoroughly cleaned the threads with brake cleaner, applied a few drops and assembled. Then waited 8 minutes, twice the time, but I was able to unscrew my part because the product was still wet and uncured. I immediately put it back together and waited 24 hours. Presumably all is ok, but I don't know how strong if I can't trust the directions to be correct about the 4-minute initial cure. I will update this review if the bond fails for whatever reason. EDIT: The one-star reviews complaining about the bottle half full are hilarious. First, you're buying a certain amount of ounces/grams of product so who cares if you get a large bottle as long as you get the correct amount of liquid. Secondly, this adhesive is anaerobic, meaning that it cures when you take away the oxygen, therefore if the container was filled to the top, it would harden in the bottle. The listing clearly says that it must be shipped half filled with air in the container to prevent it from curing in the bottle. EDIT 2: Failed after only a few hours. I do not believe my parts exceeded the rated 482 F of heat. I cleaned the threads and tried again.

What I like is it's an excellent product and exactly specified for my mechanical modifications. What I didn't like is it took about two weeks to get this. In that time, I had parts arrive from Germany to Alaska in three days and other parts from all over the US in a no more than 5 days. This really held up my build which I'm backed up against winter coming. We need Einstein Express. "When it absolutely has to be here three days ago!" :-)

Great product, quick shipping

Yes bottle arrives 1/2 full. But there is a valid reason. This product cures with lack of air. If bottle were full to top then product would harden. Filling bottle 1/2 way allows sufficient air inside bottle to prevent curing of product. You are not getting cheated. The bottle contains 50g of retaining compound.

1. The product was previously opened and apparently used 2. Expect thee was insufficient space to allow the product to penetrate the gap. Presume this is not an indication of product quality.