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4WD maintenance essentials

Whether you're tackling remote outback tracks, upgrading your 4WD accessories, or preparing for your next touring adventure, LOCTITE® helps you secure, seal and maintain the critical components that keep your 4WD moving. From bullbar and winch installations to drivetrain servicing and engine maintenance, discover the right products for your next 4WD project.

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Built for the demands of Australian off-road driving 

Secure

Protect critical fasteners

Help reduce loosening caused by vibration on rough tracks.

Seal

Prevent fluid leaks

Help maintain reliable seals across engine and drivetrain applications.

Maintain

Essential pre-trip maintenance

Keep your 4WD prepared for touring, work and off-road adventures.
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When reliability matters most

Corrugations, rough tracks and thousands of kilometres of touring can put every part of your 4WD to the test. Whether you're performing routine maintenance or a pre-trip inspection,LOCTITE® threadlockers help keep critical threaded fasteners secure, helping reduce the risk of vibration-related loosening when you're far from home.

Off-road starts with preparation

Whether you're tackling weekend escapes, rough tracks, muddy trails or remote touring routes, preventative maintenance can help keep you moving.  Every journey puts your 4WD and accessories to the test. Corrugations, vibration and rough terrain can take a toll on critical fasteners across roof racks, awnings, canopies, recovery gear and accessory mounts. Small issues can quickly become major headaches when you're far from help.  Before your next trip, inspect critical components, check for signs of wear and ensure important fasteners are secure. LOCTITE® threadlockers, sealants and maintenance solutions can help give you confidence wherever the track takes you.

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Maintain the heart of your 4WD

Engines, gearboxes, transfer cases and differentials operate in some of the harshest conditions found in Australia. LOCTITE® gasket makers, silicone sealants and thread sealants help support maintenance and servicing activities across these critical systems.

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4WD prepared for outback touring adventure

Make LOCTITE® part of your pre-trip checklist

Check fasteners, recovery gear, roof racks, drivetrain components and signs of fluid leaks before every trip. Whether you're carrying out a pre-trip inspection or servicing your vehicle for the next adventure, LOCTITE® threadlockers, sealants and gasket makers help keep your 4WD ready for the road ahead.

Find the right LOCTITE® solution

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    Threadlocking solutions

    Threadlockers lock and seal your threaded assemblies, protecting against vibration, corrosion, and galling. But depending on your need, you have to choose the right threadlocker and consider strength, form, and removability. Which one will you need? LOCTITE® makes your choice easy.
  • A tube of LOCTITE 567 sits on a table while two hands in gloves hold a pipe joint put together with LOCTITE thread sealants.

    Thread sealing solutions

    LOCTITE® thread sealants are reliable, so your operations are unstoppable. They offer a dependable and cost effective method to seal pipe joints and prevent potential leakages.
  • A red tube of LOCTITE 518 is applying a thing red bead of liquid gasket sealant to the flange of a gearbox.

    Gasketing solutions

    Gaskets are used to prevent leakage of fluids or gases by forming impervious barriers. For successful gasketing, it is necessary that the seal must remain intact and leak-free over a long period of time. The gasket must be resistant to fluids and/or gases, and withstand the operating temperatures and pressures to which it is subjected. LOCTITE® gasketing products are self-forming gaskets that provide a perfect seal between components, with maximum face-to-face contact, eliminating flange face corrosion. A low-pressure seal is formed immediately on assembly. At full cure it provides a seal that won’t shrink, crack or relax.

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