loctite....again!

[jahlad]

ok one day ill remember this or write it down or summut...is loctite number 638 the stuff that can be undone or is it the concerete in a bottle one

 

[jahlad]

have done a search...would appear i got the wrong one!
pants i want some stuff i can get undone again...where in the hell do iu buy blue loctite.....anyone?

just looked on smartparts site they also have a loctite activator whats that?

 

[Cube]

Originally posted by jahlad
have done a search...would appear i got the wrong one!
pants i want some stuff i can get undone again...where in the hell do iu buy blue loctite.....anyone?

Go chat to your sponsors mate, I got my tube from Planet

 

[jahlad]

i did! i got the one i have from there! but looking at a couple of previous threads its the concerete in a tube kind which i dont wanna use!
i need the stuff that i can get off again

 

[Mark]

Halfords

 

[jahlad]

serious? they have it?

 

[Ben Frain]

Just about any hardware shop should. Failing that - look for Granville 'lock thread' - does the same thing...

 

[vantrepes]

Originally posted by jahlad
just looked on smartparts site they also have a loctite activator whats that?

It's a pre-treat that makes the Loc-tite cure faster.

 

[jahlad]

ah i see....is there anything they sell that can be used to remove loctite?....the screw in the bottom of my front black is loctited in and i cant get the bugger out! i wanna put a low pressure guage in there.

seen your link feed on your web site...must say looks pritty smart!

 

[vantrepes]

Originally posted by jahlad
ah i see....is there anything they sell that can be used to remove loctite?....the screw in the bottom of my front black is loctited in and i cant get the bugger out! i wanna put a low pressure guage in there.

seen your link feed on your web site...must say looks pritty smart!

For red Loc-tite, yea, they sell something, a blow torch! Heat is the only thing that will soften it enough to break it free. On front block plugs, I take a 3/16" wrench, rest it in the plug, then heat the other end with a torch. The hex wrench heats the plug, softens the Loc-tite, and you can get it loose. Once it's nice and warm (most times, you can see the Loc-tite bubble around the plug, you don't need it hot enough to smoke, just warm enough to become liquid), unscrew it.
Best bet is to use a junk 3/16" wrench to heat it, then a good one to actually remove the plug. Once it gets heated a few times, it looses it's temper and is ruined for anything but heating up plugs.
You can use a hair dryer also, but it takes a LOT longer, and it will heat the whole front block.
If I recall correctly, the Loc-tite needs to get to 200 degrees F to melt.

Thanks got the compliment on Link Feed, I hope to be able to get them to the other side of the pond at some point. But, I have to figure out the customs crap and so forth first