Originally Posted by
BlueStreakOne
Hey guys, I saw a post a while ago where Pit Pop helped out a guy with some carb issues and one trick he used was to "glue" the slide boot in place. My question is what type of glue should be used? I want to do this but have never used CA to stick rubber to metal and if I had not looked on the forum I would have made my attempt with carb/backplate sealant.
I personally use sealant on the boot if possible because it's not as destructive as CA if you need to pull it off. Even if you can get it off in one piece, you can't remove the glue from the boot to re-seal it. The CA glue (ONLY use top shelf CA like AKA, Losi Blue, Pro-Line Premium Medium) is useful when there's very little surface area. Whenever possible, I'll use sealant at both ends of the boot. If you clean everything properly and let the silicone sealant fully set, you don't even need zip ties.