Originally Posted by
Patrick Chase
That sounds like what happens when you use a permanent thread-locker in an application that's more suited to a temporary (low-torque) one :-).
That was a problem in my former work environment. Someone who didn't know a certain body cavity from a hole in the ground would pour half a bottle of the wrong type of thread locking compound. Over many years very few of my projects would have benefitted from the use of Loctite and none of them have suffered from it being omitted.
Does your wife use nail polish, or do you? Nail polish is, as I understand it, a lacquer. It used to be recommended as a field fix for motorcycle repair (clear was particularly recommended, no idea why); motorcycles of my youth, other than the BMWs I rode, were really good at shaking parts loose.
My wife does, not me. That is usually a temporary fix or is used to indicate a fastener coming loose due to tampering or vibration. Like thread seal, it doesn't actually hold the fastener. Some folks use a drop of super glue to hold loose screws in their glasses. That isn't a great idea since sometimes it can cause problems if the frames are to be used for new lenses in the future. That is where fingernail polish might be applicable.
Again, drilling a hole the same size as some brass rod, installing and cutting the rod, applying a bit of torque to the nut and a little file work took less time than it would have taken me to walk from the shop to the house to borrow some of my wife's nail polish, apply it and wait for it to dry. Maybe a picture would help?
jtk
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