Securing gears on shafts

[Tim Baird]

Originally Posted by tdlrali

It's probably a good idea to locktite the setscrew, just to be sure

If you are going to Loctite it (which I recommend) try to use the blue variety. It'll hold, but you can get it off later in the heat of battle without working too hard. The red will just cause unnecessary frustration.

Speaking of being "in the heat of battle", I'm a huge fan of pinning gears, hubs, etc to shafts. If you're trying to install one and someone says "you have 30 seconds to be on the field", a drill bit and a quick 'snap' can work wonders, if anything to get you through one more match.