.....The screws are lock-tited in place, and so take a bit to get them started.....
Quote from: J-sews on December 04, 2006, 01:18:12 AM.....The screws are lock-tited in place, and so take a bit to get them started.....Heating the fasteners will loosen loctite's grip on them, but you have to remove them while they're still hot. Regular loctite loosens up at 350° F (177° C), and high-temp loctite loosens up at 500° F (260° C). I would speculate that leatherman doesn't use the high-temp stuff. Heat can be precisely delivered to the fasteners by using a soldering iron. The whole tool will still get a little hot, but it's better than hitting the fasteners with a torch.Alternatively, loctite can be broken down with a nasty solvent, such as methylene chloride. Carburetor cleaners typically contain methylene chloride, but it's a very nasty solvent. All of the warnings on the can of carb cleaner should be followed. It's OK to wipe the residual loctite off of the fasteners after they have cooled, but for the love of god, don't use the carburetor cleaner and the heat at the same time!
Heating the fasteners will loosen loctite's grip on them, but you have to remove them while they're still hot. ...
Quote from: spunkyruss on December 04, 2006, 05:25:49 AMHeating the fasteners will loosen loctite's grip on them, but you have to remove them while they're still hot. ...I used a heat (hot air) gun to soften the thread locker in a few Leatherman Micra fasteners before unscrewing them. Worked well.
Still an awesome historical moment in MTO history
Quote from: Poncho65 on June 15, 2016, 02:18:56 AMStill an awesome historical moment in MTO history I see what you are doing (with all these really old threads)