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Originally Posted by bldg636 Has anyone here tried using a heat gun or other heat source to heat the knob (and loctite underneath)? I'll be installing my new knob sometime

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Old 11-26-2012, 10:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone here tried using a heat gun or other heat source to heat the knob (and loctite underneath)? I'll be installing my new knob sometime next week, and was thinking of this approach. In many applications, heating loctite melts it and its ability to lock the threads. Figured i might try this approach . . . any opinions?
If you were going to try this, I would suggest popping the shift ring up and heating up the shift stalk itself, as that would carry the heat better than just heating the knob.
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