Repairing Skat Trak Mag 144

[Robbie8984]

Hi Guys,
Just repairing a Skat mag that the housing had cracked on.

What’s best thing to put it together with? I was thinking loctite retaining compound that will hopefully keep the salt out for a bit.

Cheers

 

[JetManiac]

Sleeve retaining compound sounds good.

 

[Storbeck]

Seems like you could put a very substantial interference fit and do heat and cold, like .010 or .015"

 

[Storbeck]

Nice work by the way

 

[Robbie8984]

Cheers for the reply’s. Sounds like loctite is the one.

When you machine the housing it gets really thin so to much interference and I was told it can split apart really easily.

This is pretty much size for size. If you line it up perfect it will slide in. Hoping the loctite might seal it too as it was the salt corrosion that got in between the castings and blew it apart before.

 

[Storbeck]

I agree with the sleeve retaining compound (but im just a guy on the internet speculating, I have zero actual expirience and have no idea what skat does). I would have gone with an interference fit myself but...see aforementioned caveat about guy on the internet.

 

[Robbie8984]

Cheers for the reply’s guys. All done, worked lovely and prop gap is perfect all round

 

[Mdavies_02]

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Nice work.

 

[kevbo]

Use Loctite for interference fits and epoxy for slip fits. Always seal the edges and you wont have problems.

 

[Robbie8984]

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Nice work.

Haha I only do it for fun

 

[Robbie8984]

Use Loctite for interference fits and epoxy for slip fits. Always seal the edges and you wont have problems.

Doh it’s stuck in with loctite. She ain’t coming out again now