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Old 04-10-2006, 09:54 PM
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has anybody gotten something loose after using lock-tite???? ive tried everything nothing will loosen, any suggestion??
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what are you trying to loosen?
i just use some liquid wrench. hose down the area and comeback in 10 mins, usually works fine
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use a torch on it if you can, lock-tite will melt
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fuel selaniod, for n20,, on the wifes car, took the torch to it once, told her to go get the fire extinguisher just in case hahahaha
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
use a torch on it if you can, lock-tite will melt



I try not to use loctite on anything besides steel-steel. When i HAVE to loctite something (cam bolts, throttle body blade), I use the blue loctite. That red loctite is some bad **** guys. When you use red loctite on a bolt over 1/2" or so, you need the national guard to bust it loose.
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Originally Posted by 1MEANGTO
fuel selaniod, for n20,, on the wifes car, took the torch to it once, told her to go get the fire extinguisher just in case hahahaha

well im not responsible when you burn something down
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hehee, its off!!!!
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I try not to use loctite on anything besides steel-steel. When i HAVE to loctite something (cam bolts, throttle body blade), I use the blue loctite. That red loctite is some bad **** guys. When you use red loctite on a bolt over 1/2" or so, you need the national guard to bust it loose.

hahah yeah, have you taken your back seats out yet? have fun with that!
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
hahah yeah, have you taken your back seats out yet? have fun with that!
Sweet! I'll have an excuse to get out "The Negotiator".

That's the name given to my breaker bar. It ****** sneezes at crank bolts.....



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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Sweet! I'll have an excuse to get out "The Negotiator".

That's the name given to my breaker bar. It ****** sneezes at crank bolts.....



yeah have fun stripping the snot out of those torx heads. i used some gnarley vice grips to finish them of and that did the trick




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