Blue loctite issue

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BeagleMaster64

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So when I was a new to taking knives apart I thought you had to drown the screw threads entirely in loctite and I took apart my zt 0801 ( Original model) I filled the pivot with blue loctite and now when i insert a tool on both side it wont come out because of the loctite no matter how hard I turn and the female side of the pivot has to be able to be popped out. What can I do?
 
BeagleMaster64 said:
So when I was a new to taking knives apart I thought you had to drown the screw threads entirely in loctite and I took apart my zt 0801 ( Original model) I filled the pivot with blue loctite and now when i insert a tool on both side it wont come out because of the loctite no matter how hard I turn and the female side of the pivot has to be able to be popped out. What can I do?
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Get a blow dryer or heat gun and heat the pivot up. This should weaken the loctite up enough to remove it. Btw, all you need is a small drop.
 
I found this thread locker and I'm very happy with it. You apply it to the threads, let it dry. Then use the screw 10 minutes later or 10 years later it doesn't matter. The best part. It's reuseable, disassemble and reasembled as much as you want you still have protection with out reaplying. Vibratite VC3. It also comes in a small tube.


https://m.grainger.com/mobile/produ...0014!&ef_id=W0K7rQAAALc01QIT:20180709232558:s
 
It comes back apart easily, but you never have to reapply it.
 
BitingSarcasm said:
Loctite is color-coded, blue for removable and red for permanent. Other brands have their own color conventions, just to make life more difficult.
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There are also purple and green from Loctite. I don't know where green fits into the lineup but, purple is one step below blue, IIRC.
 
Always found Teflon tape to work well for me. Screws can be easily adjusted or removed, but don't back off by themselves.
but as others have said heat is needed for the Loctite problem
 
Yes, I concur, heat is needed. Hot soldering iron is probably the best way. Apologies to the OP for not answering the actual question, in my first post.
 
BeagleMaster64 said:
So when I was a new to taking knives apart I thought you had to drown the screw threads entirely in loctite and I took apart my zt 0801 ( Original model) I filled the pivot with blue loctite and now when i insert a tool on both side it wont come out because of the loctite no matter how hard I turn and the female side of the pivot has to be able to be popped out. What can I do?
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You just need a tiny drop on the thread.
You will have to use heat to remove it. Hopefully you will be able to remove it. If not, live and learn. We all make mistakes. Think twice and cut once.
 
Peter Hartwig said:
Always found Teflon tape to work well for me. Screws can be easily adjusted or removed, but don't back off by themselves.
but as others have said heat is needed for the Loctite problem
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Similar to this, someone on another thread a while back gave a tip of using plumbers tape. It's made to go into the threads and keep stuff from working loose, but still enables you to remove the item later. I tried this on one knife, and it worked. However, I've also had little problems with blue loctite either, and still use it most of the time; either approach seems to work for me. I found one thing that made it less messy to work with blue loctite was getting it in a solid tube (rather than liquid form).

OP, given your description, I wonder if you got a little ambitious and applied too much. Not that I have ever done that. ;) As others said, a good heat source should pop it right loose. I would add, before you reapply something, you'll want to try and clean the threads, and the screw, with something like acetone or fingernail polish remover or rubbing alcohol.
 
Folks, for future reference, Purple Loctite, 222, works great on small screws, is easily removed and yet provides good hold...even on firearms.

Something worth keeping in mind.
 
sabre cat said:
There are also purple and green from Loctite. I don't know where green fits into the lineup but, purple is one step below blue, IIRC.
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Green is not a thread locker, it's a sleeve locker. I suppose you could use it of threads but it might be a real bear to get the screw back out.
I use green on handgun sights and it really holds.
 
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