Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You also can use iodine. It is used often to lock dissimilar metals but does not seize therefore allowing it to be unscrewed with only a little more effort than would normally be required. At 11:46 PM 1/8/97 -0500, you wrote: >On hearing the discussion on threaded parts falling off, I was also thinking about loctite. It seems that Mark B. has already tried (sucessfully?). I would never have thought that these peices were prone to loosening. Thank you for bringing it to my attention! > >Bob > > >Go to an Auto parts store and buy a product called loctite for the screw >items. It isn't a glue but will prevent the item from backing out of the >threads. There is 2 products. The BLUE will allow you unscrew the >piece with a bit of force. The RED will require heat to break the bond. > > > >Attachment Converted: C:\INTERNET\E-MAIL\RELeicaa. > Brian Levy, J.D. Agincourt Ont. dlevy@worldy.com