Mark Kosmowski wrote: > Blue Loctite is removable with just a little more force than needed > with mechanical lock washers. It is critical to get a good, solid fit > with the tool to the bolt / screw though. Were you using the correct > driver or just one that fit "good enough"?
It was the right tool. For a tiny Philips head screw which has been fixed with LocTite the problem is that the force that will cause the indentations in the head to fail is perilously close to the force needed to turn the screw. It did not help that the screw was definitely not made of the hardest steel. In order to get the screw out in the end the disk had to be stood on its side and substantial downward force applied to the screwdriver to keep it from jumping out of the grooves while it was turned. The initial attempt to remove the screw had already damaged the head somewhat - because normal force did not turn the screw, and the screwdriver jumped back and chewed up the head a bit. By that I mean, I stuck the screwdriver in, applied as much force as one would normally apply, and rather than the screw moving, the screwdriver rode up a bit in the groves and damaged them. Had I been using a power screwdriver it certainly would have completely stripped the head on the first attempt, because one would not normally apply as much force as was required along the axis of the screw. Regards, David Mathog [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
