Too Much Loctite?
We have all done it from time-to-time. Put too much thread locker on a screw during a build, or repair. Helicopter, car/truck, boat...it`s a real pain to remove a screw that has been overly thread locked.
You either wind up stripping the head or breaking the screw off in the part...or both. Here is a simple, safe and easy way to get them to cooperate. Heat up your soldering iron and hold the tip to the head of the screw for about 30-45 seconds. This should re-liquify the thread locker, and allow you to back the screw out without harming the part. You may have to repeat the heating process a couple of times, but it will work.
What do you do if you have stripped the head of the screw? You use a Dremel, with a cutoff wheel to cut a slot in the screw head. This will allow you to use a flat screwdriver to back the screw out after heating it with the soldering iron.
Also. Please wear safety glasses when performing these, and other operations...or when using CA glue.
We have all done it from time-to-time. Put too much thread locker on a screw during a build, or repair. Helicopter, car/truck, boat...it`s a real pain to remove a screw that has been overly thread locked.
You either wind up stripping the head or breaking the screw off in the part...or both. Here is a simple, safe and easy way to get them to cooperate. Heat up your soldering iron and hold the tip to the head of the screw for about 30-45 seconds. This should re-liquify the thread locker, and allow you to back the screw out without harming the part. You may have to repeat the heating process a couple of times, but it will work.
What do you do if you have stripped the head of the screw? You use a Dremel, with a cutoff wheel to cut a slot in the screw head. This will allow you to use a flat screwdriver to back the screw out after heating it with the soldering iron.
Also. Please wear safety glasses when performing these, and other operations...or when using CA glue.
