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rctoyguy · 08-31-2010, 10:35 AM

Is there an easy way to remove threadlock from screws and nuts? I don't mean get the screw out of the nut - get the gunked up threadlock off the parts after they are apart.

HomerJ · 08-31-2010, 11:21 AM

I wouldn't worry about getting it out of the nut as much. Personally I leave it in there because it still works a little when it's gunked up like that. As for getting buildup or excess off a bolt, try using a wire brush.

If you're intent on getting it out of the nut and it's big enough, maybe a pipe cleaner and some solvent? It'd be hard to do with some of the smaller hardware we tend to use on crawlers though.

kennyj · 08-31-2010, 11:30 AM

I just thread the bolt all the way into the nut. This removes all the dried up stuff.

dickwart · 08-31-2010, 11:47 AM

heat usually melts it away... Either a heat gun or use yer soldering iron

Flip · 08-31-2010, 12:26 PM

Heat it up and hit it with a wire brush.

rctoyguy · 08-31-2010, 09:56 PM

Thanks for the tips... I didn't know if there was some trick like ammonia, wd40, motor spray, whatever that might soak it off.

Flip · 09-01-2010, 10:48 AM

Try acetone, a lot of those thread lockers are esther based.

BFGcrawler418 · 09-01-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flip

Try acetone, a lot of those thread lockers are esther based.

X2 on acetone, I believe you can find small containers of this at your local auto parts store near the fiberglass products (resin & catalyst). You could also try brake Kleen, this also has acetone in it.

a sand blasting cabinet would be a quick & easy way to remove this, I have a media blaster here at work so that is how i do it!

Flip · 09-02-2010, 10:45 PM

Fingernail polish remover is Acetone with some fragrance added. Otherwise the hardware store has it in the paint department.

calikingcrawler · 09-04-2010, 10:24 AM

A TORCH

jackal20 · 09-04-2010, 11:27 AM

i use a torch lighter

WIDELOAD · 09-04-2010, 05:01 PM

I've used motor spray/elec contact cleaner before on blue thread lock.

Softens it up and it just falls off when you wipe your fingers over the thread, or run a bolt all the way through a nut.

rustykaos · 09-05-2010, 03:26 AM

I use acetone and it cleans it up good and can be used for a lot of other things as well.

Slowkrawl · 10-11-2010, 11:55 PM

Easiest way is to use a tap and die set. Cleans up the threads nicely.

Gimp · 10-12-2010, 08:31 PM

automotive brake clean and a rag

Shadow Fox · 10-22-2010, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slowkrawl

Easiest way is to use a tap and die set. Cleans up the threads nicely.

Yep that's what I use to clean my threads.

08-31-2010, 10:35 AM	#1
rctoyguy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Clay, Alabama Posts: 337	Removing ThreadLock Is there an easy way to remove threadlock from screws and nuts? I don't mean get the screw out of the nut - get the gunked up threadlock off the parts after they are apart.

08-31-2010, 11:21 AM	#2
HomerJ Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington Posts: 707	I wouldn't worry about getting it out of the nut as much. Personally I leave it in there because it still works a little when it's gunked up like that. As for getting buildup or excess off a bolt, try using a wire brush. If you're intent on getting it out of the nut and it's big enough, maybe a pipe cleaner and some solvent? It'd be hard to do with some of the smaller hardware we tend to use on crawlers though.

08-31-2010, 11:30 AM	#3
kennyj Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wildwood Posts: 502	I just thread the bolt all the way into the nut. This removes all the dried up stuff.

08-31-2010, 11:47 AM	#4
dickwart Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thorp WA, more sheep than men... Posts: 543	heat usually melts it away... Either a heat gun or use yer soldering iron

08-31-2010, 12:26 PM	#5
Flip Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 267	Heat it up and hit it with a wire brush.

08-31-2010, 09:56 PM	#6
rctoyguy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Clay, Alabama Posts: 337	Thanks for the tips... I didn't know if there was some trick like ammonia, wd40, motor spray, whatever that might soak it off.

09-01-2010, 10:48 AM	#7
Flip Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 267	Try acetone, a lot of those thread lockers are esther based.

09-02-2010, 10:45 PM	#9
Flip Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 267	Fingernail polish remover is Acetone with some fragrance added. Otherwise the hardware store has it in the paint department.

09-04-2010, 10:24 AM	#10
calikingcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia Posts: 1,941	A TORCH

09-04-2010, 11:27 AM	#11
jackal20 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in da hieghts Posts: 32	i use a torch lighter

09-04-2010, 05:01 PM	#12
WIDELOAD Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 610	I've used motor spray/elec contact cleaner before on blue thread lock. Softens it up and it just falls off when you wipe your fingers over the thread, or run a bolt all the way through a nut.

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09-05-2010, 03:26 AM	#13
rustykaos Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 268	I use acetone and it cleans it up good and can be used for a lot of other things as well.

10-11-2010, 11:55 PM	#14
Slowkrawl Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada Posts: 386	Easiest way is to use a tap and die set. Cleans up the threads nicely.

10-12-2010, 08:31 PM	#15
Gimp RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA Posts: 1,594	automotive brake clean and a rag

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