Just a friendly reminder.....check your screws!

[maxman]

I usually check my screws...bracelet...Pam CG..etc..about once a month.

My diligence wasnt due resently and I lost a Pam CG screw.

So just a friendly reminder guys....check those screws.

Maybe I should start using some sort of Loctite...maybe 242?...any suggestions?

Mike

[redwatch]

Good call Mike. They make a couple of different loctites. The blue 242 is meant to be able to unscrew if disassembly is needed down the road. The red 271 you would need heat to remove the screw. I'd say 242 is a prime choice for that application.

[Nanuq]

+1 Blue Loctite is your friend.

If the threads are wrong and the screw just WILL NOT stay tight, as if its hole is slightly too large, then there's a do-or-die trick. I've done this on aftermarket Oyster bracelets. Use some pliers and squeeze the screw by its threads until the shaft of the screw goes slightly oval. This will also booger up the screw threads a little. Then you'll have one chance to put the screw in and it will stay. Don't plan on taking it apart again or having an adjustment point there in the future.

[krpster]

Another +1 for Blue Loctite. Just finished some refurb work on my buddies BCE which was missing 3 bezel screws, a rider tab and 2 bracelet screws. I managed to get replacements for everything and used loctite everywhere.

[Samurai]

Yup. No one likes a loose screw

[Watchmeister]

When it comes to reps - blue loctite is your best friend - whether it is those side bezel screws on the Chrono Avenger, the cg screws on a PAM or top screws on an HBB. Think blue....and no, I don't mean Viagra.

[maxman]

Thanks gentlemen you would think I would know better by now..lol....Im ording the blue loctite asap...thanks again.

Mike

[Jkay]

Never use Red ... "heat up" is an understatement .. you are required to use a plumbers torch to loosen red Loc-Tite.

And I don't mean the UK "torch" with batteries.

edit: whee! my "perpetual" subscription expired again

Edited October 6, 2011 by Jkay