Can anyone advise a method of freeing a component that's been loctited? Is heat the only way? Or is there a solvent that would soften the damn stuff?
The item in question is the gearbox camplate spindle.I know that some.clever people can assemble the box with the spindle in place but I would rather remove it if possible.I agree with Vic. I have found heat to be very useful in this context but, like Vic writes, a picture of what is stuck to what would help.
The funny thing is, that I was looking for a reliable sealant for my petrol cock threads for quite some time and never found something that was satisfying. Standard Curil is oftentimes advertised for such purposes here in Germany, but I wasnt really happy with that. Then I was studying Loctite Data Sheets for a completely different reason and found, that most are claimed to be petrol resistant. Next thing was to try it with the cocks and it turned out to be the the best stuff I ever had.You mean there is something that 95 octane +10% ethanol cant melt
something to push the screw driver bit down into the spindle slot to hold it in there while you turn.
Loctite do produce a solvent that they claim works - its called "Chisel" and is super aggressive - keep it away from skin and paint. It's a nitromethane blend. Also, to my horror I found it melted the seals in sealed bearings. Use with extreme careNo solvent for Loctites, heat is only way to lower strength. That is why I recommend at all times to think before, usually the LOW strength types will do, like 221 or 222 . These are comparable to nylocs for nuts. Would you post a photo of your problem ?
Vic