If you decide to try it, put a “throwaway” bearing in there when the job is done. If it starts to disintegrate and get into a bearing, you might want one you can just throw out instead of worrying about cleaning and stuff.
did it… not easy at all… not even remotely flowable… very viscous. i smoothed it out to the best of my abilities and now i guess we wait and see.
It drying out and crumbling is not the only problem… if its too hard when it dries it wont respond. had that happen before too. I wish my hardware store would just get flowable silicone or if YYE could keep it in stock. Im not a fan of the monkey finger silicone, it binds nice… but only lasts like a week.
ill give it a try… ill try home depot too if im by one any time soon. YYE says they’ll have flowable in on thursday so i may just wait and get it with some other stuff i may need
The colour is “important” in that each different colour reflects different tolerances for temperature, etc. I believe that also means different “feel” at room temperature.
Almost any kind of RTV silicone should work, though.
Navythrow’s auto supplier advice is good advice, too. The “flowable silicone” that YYE sells is actually used for windshield glass repair in the auto industry.
That sucks. Even in small towns here, there’s usually a Canadian Tire, which stocks the flowable silicone. Though I have to admit, not every location had it when I went looking.
colour doesn’t matter, but I get the red stuff. It’s higher temp, just in case my yoyo heats up to 500 degrees. Plus it’s easier to see the excess.
Gasket maker or gasket sealant both work. Sealant is more like flowable silicone, maker is much more viscous. (v that’s maker v)