The retaining ring for my thorfire vg15 driver keeps coming loose. I’ve tightened it a few times and over time it comes undone again. Anyone ever use drop of loctite to hold them in place?
It will do, but be careful,the type of loctie does matter a lot. For easy removal go for Loctite 221 or 222. I think a retaining ring locked with Loctite 243 will be hard to loosen…
So blue loctite would be too much? That’s medium
Blue 242 Loctite is fine. But why is the retaining ring coming loose? Is the battery tube making contact with the retaining ring?
Can you file down the retaining ring so it’s below the driver pocket ledge?
Or champher the battery tube so it clears the retainer ring?
Can you post pic’s of this?
You could also mar the last one or two threads a little with pliers or vise grips, this imperfection will add friction and shouldn’t be so easy to work loose, just don’t over do it or it will become hard to turn.
Oh boy now I see why….
Are you taking the tube loose from the head to load the battery? Just don’t loosen the battery tube from the head?
was just about to post that. Yeah I was taking the head off sometimes, i guess it twists the retaining ring.
Wonderful design, Cheap, down and dirty!
Maybe could have stepped it like the tail cap, that way the tube wouldn’t touch, dunno?