Loctite

[Jeff Hughes]

Well, thanks for all the suggestions. I'll try the superglue and heat method first, but as the locknut tangs have spun their way into the firewall, I don't have a lot of hope. Repairing this plane has officially turned into a winter project when I will have more patience. I'll put the emphasis on finishing up my Jekyl Bipe. 

Jeff

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:16 PM
  Subject: Re: Loctite


  In a message dated 8/1/2003 4:24:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jhughes at hsonline.net writes:



    Subj:Loctite 
    Date:8/1/2003 4:24:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    From:jhughes at hsonline.net
    Reply-to:discussion at nsrca.org
    To:discussion at nsrca.org, discussion at nsrca.org
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    I had a bad landing during severe wind conditions the other day and 
    the engine mount tore. When I first built the plane, the engine mount 
    kept loosening up, so I loctited the bolts. Now the loctite is so 
    strong that the blind nuts are turning on the firewall! No room to get 
    pliers in there, so I don't know how to get the bolts out at the 
    moment. Anybody out there have any suggestions?



  Jeff assuming that the engine was removed already, see if you can at least CA the blind nuts only, back into the firewall. Then take a soldering iron and heat the bolts from the front of the plane, to soften the Loctite

  matt 
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