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Old 11-28-2008, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by slownova View Post
once you apply it, and the friction of the bolt tightening creates heat, and once that cools its tough as its going to get. least i think thats right? if you try to take something you locktighted off 5 mins after you tighten it, its as hard as it is a year later. but im not 100% sure.
Good guess but no. Its not the heat - its the lack of air wich makes it work = harden between threads.
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