Bunny_Basher Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Is it just me.... On my 5ive T, I wanted to change from the stock springs.... ..simple job me thinks..... But oh no... Seems that Losi used thread lock on nearside rear shock machine screw. So that when I tried to remove it the screw just kept turning and I couldn't withdraw it. In the end I had to cut the swing arm to expose enough of the screw to cut the screw. Bloody annoyed as I had to buy a pair of swing arms just to replace the damaged one. Fast forward to today and as part of my 5ive Mini to Buggy conversion I am fitting a NRP shock tower and a pair of rear shocks to the front... ....or so I thought, as Yes, its happened again, seems the person who assembled my Mini used %#&%@ thread lock again. The machine screw just turns and can't be withdrawn I've noticed the offending fixing is chrome button hex head machine screw, not the normal black ones. Before I take the saw to this swing arm/fixing.....anyone got a simple tip on how to remove fixings from stripped thread plastic mounts? And, no I was being very careful, using a hex T-bar, not a cordless screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The chrome screws have a left hand thread.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 This ^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny_Basher Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Now you mention it I vaguely remember reading something along those lines sometime in the past .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 if you run normal screws on them corners, they back out after a while 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 d`ho............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 For reference, thread lock doesn't work on plastic. To fix, use slivers of cable tie in the hole to give the fixing something to bite, kind of act as a rawl plug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny_Basher Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 11 hours ago, evssv said: d`ho............ This was deffo a doh moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 for sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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