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Impossible to get aluminum scope ring apart...any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 735878" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I used to buy Torx drivers buy the handfulls all the time at work, and with the two brands I mentioned you almost never broke the head off one. But the danged things are so small I'd loose them all the time. The bad thing about aluminum is that if the threads are heavilly corroded or maybe a little bit of Loctite in there; you will probably ruin the threads when it does finally break loose. I would use the heat from a soldering iron on the screw heads just to soften the Loctite if there is any. Most penetratings will dry after a few hours, and this won't help much. Chestertons 711 is pretty good as well, but still not in the same class as Kroil. I personally hate working with small screws that are messed up! The screws often have a case that is so deep that they might as well be thru hardened. But these screws are easy compaired to something like a #2-56 allen screw! I absolutely do recommend you use the Never Sieze with Nickel compound (DO NOT use the Loctite antisieze!!) And of course use a torque wrench set at about 25 in. lb.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 735878, member: 25383"] I used to buy Torx drivers buy the handfulls all the time at work, and with the two brands I mentioned you almost never broke the head off one. But the danged things are so small I'd loose them all the time. The bad thing about aluminum is that if the threads are heavilly corroded or maybe a little bit of Loctite in there; you will probably ruin the threads when it does finally break loose. I would use the heat from a soldering iron on the screw heads just to soften the Loctite if there is any. Most penetratings will dry after a few hours, and this won't help much. Chestertons 711 is pretty good as well, but still not in the same class as Kroil. I personally hate working with small screws that are messed up! The screws often have a case that is so deep that they might as well be thru hardened. But these screws are easy compaired to something like a #2-56 allen screw! I absolutely do recommend you use the Never Sieze with Nickel compound (DO NOT use the Loctite antisieze!!) And of course use a torque wrench set at about 25 in. lb. gary [/QUOTE]
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