<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">ο»Ώ<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">According to googleβs ai guru β¦ and hotter than I thought β¦ </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&neACAd_e|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_e" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: var(--a9X0Jc); overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px) var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); margin-bottom: var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); margin-top: 0px; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span data-subtree="aimfl,mfl" data-processed="true">To remove a bolt secured with red Loctite, you must apply localized heat to the fastener, ideally reaching temperatures of </span><mark class="HxTRcb" jsaction="" jscontroller="DfH0l" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_f" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="border-radius: 4px; background-size: 200% 100%; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s forwards highlight-animation;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_g" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;"><span jsuid="neACAd_h" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&neACAd_h|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><span data-xpm-copy-root="" data-xpm-latex="500^{\circ}\text{F}" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==.gif" src="cid:939A2E64-8214-4F5F-957D-0EFC0820775C"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="1.8035em" height="0.7033em" viewBox="0 -0.6902 1.8035 0.7033" style="vertical-align: -0.013em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.5,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 0.75px" transform="translate(1.5,-0.4)">β</text></svg></div><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==.gif" src="cid:650FD003-BB75-4F13-9886-BFB2E220B429"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="0.611em" height="0.676em" viewBox="0 -0.676 0.611 0.676" style="vertical-align: 0em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">π
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font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: var(--a9X0Jc); padding-inline-start: 18px; margin-inline: 0px; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_z" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_10" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_11" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Method:</strong> Use a blowtorch or localized heat source directly on the nut or bolt head.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_12" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; 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overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">C</text></svg></div></span></span></span>+) to soften the thermoset plastic.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_17" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_18" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_19" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Technique:</strong> Once heated, use a hand wrench to remove the bolt while it is still hot.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1a" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQBQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1b" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Safety:</strong> Ensure no flammable materials are nearby. The bolt will be hot, so do not touch it with bare hands.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1d" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQBg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1e" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="neACAd_1f" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Alternatives:</strong> If a torch is not possible, some use a high-quality soldering iron for smaller, more delicate areas.</span><span jsuid="neACAd_1g" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&neACAd_1g|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-sfc-root="c" data-wiz-uids="neACAd_1h,neACAd_1i" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=neACAd_1g/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="position: relative; 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caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_u" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_v" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_w" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">No Heat Needed:</strong> Standard blue Loctite (like 242 or 243) is designed to be removed with standard hand tools without heat.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_x" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_y" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_z" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">When to Use Heat:</strong> If the fastener is stuck, use a soldering iron for small screws (around <span jsuid="ebaB6_10" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&ebaB6_10|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><span data-xpm-copy-root="" data-xpm-latex="900^{\circ}\text{F}" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; 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direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="\text{F}" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:68E162F8-F2DA-40C2-9064-E01A8B938429" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 10.21875px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="0.556em" height="0.662em" viewBox="0 -0.662 0.556 0.662" style="vertical-align: 0em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">F</text></svg></div></span></span></span> tip, but only briefly to heat the bolt) or a small propane torch for larger bolts.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_11" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAw" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; 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The bolt will be very hot to the touch.</span><span jsuid="ebaB6_14" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&ebaB6_14|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-sfc-root="c" data-wiz-uids="ebaB6_15,ebaB6_16" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=ebaB6_14/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="position: relative; white-space: nowrap; --btn-bg-color: var(--m3c6,#e5edff); --btn-bg-color-hover: var(--m3c7,#d3e3fd); --attr-text-color: var(--m3c10,#545d7e); --attr-link-color: var(--m3c9,#001d35);"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true"> </span><button jsuid="ebaB6_16" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="3870eadc-4331-4b06-bc42-604076fce03a" aria-label="Reddit (+4) - View related links" class="rBl3me IWyTpf pjvauc" jsaction="click:&ebaB6_14|S9kKve;mouseenter:&ebaB6_14|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&ebaB6_14|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=ebaB6_14/C5gNJc;aria-label=ebaB6_14/bOjMyf;class=ebaB6_14/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwiduaDfjPiTAxXnpSsGHVqEJZsQye0OegQIAhAE" data-hveid="CAIQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; 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margin-top: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px); margin-bottom: var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span class="N9Q8Lc" style="border-radius: 0px; background-color: var(--m3c6,#e5edff);">For stubborn, small, or delicate fasteners, a hot soldering iron applied directly to the bolt head is often the safest method, as shown in this </span><span jsuid="ebaB6_1d" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="mouseenter:&ebaB6_1d|WOQqYb;mouseleave:&ebaB6_1d|Tx5Rb;focusin:&ebaB6_1d|mrwrPd;" jscontroller="KMhGd" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td73Ocindz0" data-sb="/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dtd73Ocindz0&ved=2ahUKEwiduaDfjPiTAxXnpSsGHVqEJZsQy_kOegQIAxAB&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw3nKopycPUDFfUNqBFbehE0&ust=1776625733565000" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); 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font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: var(--a9X0Jc); overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px) var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); margin-top: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px); margin-bottom: var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span jsuid="ebaB6_1e" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&ebaB6_1e|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-sfc-root="c" data-wiz-uids="ebaB6_1f,ebaB6_1g" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=ebaB6_1e/TKHnVd" data-processed="true" style="position: relative; white-space: nowrap; --btn-bg-color: var(--m3c6,#e5edff); --btn-bg-color-hover: var(--m3c7,#d3e3fd); --attr-text-color: var(--m3c10,#545d7e); --attr-link-color: var(--m3c9,#001d35);"><span aria-hidden="true" data-processed="true">And purple β¦</span></span></span></div><div class="Y3BBE Lem6n" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&ebaB6_1c|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="ebaB6_1c" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQAA" data-processed="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: var(--a9X0Jc); overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px) var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); margin-top: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px); margin-bottom: var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&J1dCde_e|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_e" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true" style="line-height: var(--a9X0Jc); overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--xdqYEb--pNrv5d,12px) var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); margin-bottom: var(--xdqYEb--i8AQde,16px); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span data-subtree="aimfl,mfl" data-processed="true">Purple Loctite (typically 222 or 222MS) is a low-strength, removable threadlocker designed for small fasteners (</span><span jsuid="J1dCde_f" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&J1dCde_f|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><span data-xpm-copy-root="" data-xpm-latex="<1/4"" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="<1" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:27CF992C-56D8-4D9B-927F-F3B78894B5CD" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 26.90625px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="1.4628em" height="0.7em" viewBox="0 -0.676 1.4628 0.7" style="vertical-align: -0.024em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)"><</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.9628,0)">1</text></svg></div><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="\hphantom{}/4" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:837827DB-0FD9-4A27-9D24-925C2FE57978" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; 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If needed, heat the bolt to <strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_h" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">roughly <span jsuid="J1dCde_i" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&J1dCde_i|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><div data-xpm-copy-root="" data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="250^{\circ }\text{F}" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:B385C9DE-7DE9-4C59-AEFE-E2CC48F0D17F" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 44.421875px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><div data-processed="true" style="inset: 0px; opacity: 0.001; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>250</mn><mo>β</mo></msup><mtext>F</mtext></mrow></semantics></math></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="2.4145em" height="0.7033em" viewBox="0 -0.6902 2.4145 0.7033" style="vertical-align: -0.013em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.5,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1,0)">π</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 0.75px" transform="translate(1.5,-0.4)">β</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1.8035,0)">π
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overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">1</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.5,0)">2</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1,0)">0</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 0.75px" transform="translate(1.5,-0.4)">β</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1.8035,0)">C</text></svg></div></span></span>β<span jsuid="J1dCde_l" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&J1dCde_l|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><div data-xpm-copy-root="" data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="150^{\circ }\text{C}" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:E95491CC-BF66-487F-8C03-FA64F79B987D" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 45.453125px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><div data-processed="true" style="inset: 0px; opacity: 0.001; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>150</mn><mo>β</mo></msup><mtext>C</mtext></mrow></semantics></math></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="2.4705em" height="0.7043em" viewBox="0 -0.6902 2.4705 0.7043" style="vertical-align: -0.014em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">1</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.5,0)">5</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1,0)">0</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 0.75px" transform="translate(1.5,-0.4)">β</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1.8035,0)">C</text></svg></div></span></span>) to soften it, which is significantly lower than the <span jsuid="J1dCde_m" class="mTEjhd" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&J1dCde_m|npT2md" jscontroller="DunIje" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><span class="dteT0b" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 1.15em;"><span data-xpm-copy-root="" data-xpm-latex="500^\circ\text{F}+" data-processed="true" style="display: inline;"><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="500^\circ\text{F}" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:2A7D99CF-0D63-47F0-A5D3-417D72E9D747" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 43.40625px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="2.3595em" height="0.7043em" viewBox="0 -0.6902 2.3595 0.7043" style="vertical-align: -0.014em; overflow: visible; user-select: none;"><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0,0)">5</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(0.5,0)">0</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1,0)">0</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 0.75px" transform="translate(1.5,-0.4)">β</text><text fill="#0A0A0A" style="font-family: XITSMath-Regular; font-size: 1px" transform="translate(1.8035,0)">F</text></svg></div><div data-processed="true" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; display: inline-block;"><img aria-hidden="true" data-xpm-latex="\hphantom{}+\hphantom{}" draggable="false" role="presentation" src="cid:EE9CE4D6-514A-4762-ABE3-DD22B1B2A5B2" data-imglogged="true" data-processed="true" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 20.765625px; left: 0px; top: 0px;" alt="wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" direction="ltr" width="1.1294em" height="0.588em" viewBox="0 -0.547 1.1294 0.588" style="vertical-align: -0.041em; 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padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_w" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_x" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Removal Method:</strong> Since purple Loctite is low-strength, you can usually remove it with standard hand tools without heat.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_y" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_z" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_10" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">If Stuck:</strong> Use a heat gun or a soldering iron for a few minutes on the bolt head to break the seal.</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_11" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_12" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong class="Yjhzub" jsaction="" jscontroller="zYmgkd" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_13" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Caution:</strong> Because purple Loctite is designed for small, delicate parts, avoid excessive heat to prevent damaging surrounding materials</span></li><li class="dF3vjf" jsaction="" jscontroller="vsuOFb" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_11" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; margin-block: 0px 12px; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="fly6D" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="J1dCde_12" data-sfc-cb="" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></span></li></ul></div><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 17, 2026, at 9:03β―PM, Philip Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ο»Ώ<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">I figured that changing the side mirrors on the Birkin would be a walk in the park. The mirrors that came to me with this car are flat. The left one is wonky, and a DPO tried to fix that with an airplane clamp. That does not work.</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Got new mirrors. Convex. Look good. Mounting method looks identical. I rolled back the big locknut. Now all I have to do is grab onto the mirror strut and rotate it out. No go. I took a closer look:</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/55213872895/in/photostream/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/55213872895/in/photostream/</a></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">I see red. I fear that some DPO has used Red LocTite on this mirror stem. WHY? There is a massive locknut on this (much-more substantial stuff than on my Caterham). I can't believe it would rattle loose untreated, much less rattle loose with Blue LocTite.</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Just for laughs, I check the right mirror. No, that one is not coming off either.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">OK, so if it is red LocTite, there is no way it is coming out without heat. So how much heat do I need? Will a serious heat gun do the job? </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">I have already wrestled off the wind deflectors, since they certainly will not survive any heat in the area.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Should I not try heat here? Plan B would be to declare the removal impossible,</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">crack the nut and Dremel the part that didn't fracture </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">saw the mirror stem off leaving the threaded stub sticking out of the windshield frame</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">find or make coupling nuts and screw the new mirrors into those</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(40,46,50)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"></font></p></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">2003? Birkin, green</span><br><a href="http://www.mnautox.com/" style="color:rgb(0,24,57)" target="_blank">www.mnautox.com</a></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.mnautox.com/" style="color:rgb(0,24,57)" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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