Loctite?

crushnut

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How do you get a nut off a bolt that had loctite put on the threads,
without destroying the nut or the bolt?

 

golf4283

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Take it to a shop and hopefully they will have the right tool for the job. That or find the company that made the bolt(which is pretty hard to do). Any other ideas I have heard involve things that can possibly damage the nut.

 

crushnut

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golf4283 said:

Take it to a shop and hopefully they will have the right tool for the job. That or find the company that made the bolt(which is pretty hard to do). Any other ideas I have heard involve things that can possibly damage the nut.

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Like what kind of tool are you talking about?

 

crushnut

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What are the other ways to get it off? Destroying the nut is ok..... i guess But i would like to be able to reuse the bolt.

Thanks

 

6Stang7

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Not sure what type of locktight it is, but usally heat will free it up.

-Shaun

 

crushnut

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6Stang7 said:

Not sure what type of locktight it is, but usally heat will free it up.

-Shaun

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Im pretty sure its Loctite #271

 

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D.Hearne

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Just unscrew it, It's loctite, not lock weld.

 

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Use a big breaker bar and a six-pt socket!! But be careful.

 

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D.Hearne said:

Just unscrew it, It's loctite, not lock weld.

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Ditto. Use it all the time at work, and it comes apart when needed. Just don't try it with channel locks.

 

crushnut

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okie dokie

 

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heat will remove it!

 

6Stang7

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D.Hearne said:

Just unscrew it, It's loctite, not lock weld.

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crushnut

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Yeah go ahead.................. im use to it

 

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D.Hearne

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Hey, don't let it bother you, like I always say----- there's no dumb questions, only dumb answers You can't learn anything by not asking questions

 

TobyGaff

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If you heat up the loctite with a propane torch or a lighter, then use 6 point sockets to unscrew it, you will not screw up your bolt or nuts.

 

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D.Hearne

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You can't screw up the bolt or nut even without using heat. It's just glue people, it's not welded. Doesn't take a lot to keep a nut from unscrewing in the majority of cases, just a little something to stick them together, that's all Loctite is.

 

2nd Mustang

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I used Loctite on a bicycle rack bolt once. When I sold the car, I tried to remove the rack on the rear bumper. The nut didn't want to break free, even with a box wrench and cheater pipe, but the bumper did bend! Be careful

 

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D.Hearne

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I've used it on rocker studs, and they came off with just a little more effort than without it.