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So I just picked up a Rem 700 '06, and when I went to remove the funky scope and rings the dang screws are in there tighter than a frogs ***. They're a set of those iron sight/scope combos... I made a screw driver to fit thru the access hole in the bottom half of the ring.. Went to put some torque on the screw head and it didn't budge. I'm figuring loc-title..?. Question... Has anyone used a soldering iron to heat the screw and melt the loc-title?.. Or is there something else??
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Bring the assembly up to 425 Deg and any thread locker will let go. No need to go hotter. Propane torch will do it, it will take quite a bit longer with a soldering iron. -
I thought about a propane torch but was concerned about messing the engraved receiver up with the open flame.... Thought the tip of a soldering iron would be a bit more controlled. I did have a thought... We need Harbor Freight to manufacture a slotted and phillips screw driver set with heated tips to remove loc-tite screws. I bet they'd sell. Heck I'd buy a set. :-) Anyway, I just did a google on loc-tite removal and there's a ton of info on the web. Even one thread dealing with an AR15 which was damn close to my situation.
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