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[BrokenBiker]

Will it work to help free up things that have been threadlocked?

 

[octo0072000]

doubt it heat will though

 

[BrokenBiker]

doubt it heat will though

I'm very nervous about using heat. I don't know what thread lock agent has been used and the item to be removed is 1/4" away from a lens and camera sensor...

 

[octo0072000]

try sitting on a radiator turn thermostat up full leave for a few hours then try it

 

[123hotchef]

just use a impact driver with the correct bit in it

 

[rtbcomp]

Could you heat the component with a high-powered electric soldering iron? (eg one of the pistol-grip types).

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Get a can of pipe freezer spray. Use that on the component.

 

[Wozzaaah]

"When your only tool is a hammer, every job looks like a nail..."

If in doubt...give it a clout..
It sounds like a small screw to me? I doubt they will have used particularly strong thread lock during assembly so surely with the right driver it'll come out?
More details please but as RTB says, a bit of heat with a soldering iron might soften it up enough.

 

[PhillipM]

Acetone might but then you probably don't want that near plastic housings and lenses either...

 

[arther dailey]

most threadlock is made to stop vibration etc loosening the screw/bolt and should crack at the correct torque to allow removal, saying this though seems to me some is more like permanent fixture glue so can understand your trepidation. Arther

 

[Wallace]

Try tightening a little, sometimes you can feel the bond give.

 

[Mr shiney]

Will it work to help free up things that have been threadlocked?

No it won't. Threadlock requires heat.