Any way to dissolve Red Loctite?

gale suggested getting a longer bolt and doing that but I can't easily fit a puller.. this wheel has no place to bolt onto itself... if In had a shop I might,might be able to make a plate to fit into where the airbag bolts in but that isn't even within sight at the moment.. I looked for a bolt at Lowe's yesterday and no luck. 16mm bolts aren't falling out of the sky..

http://home.comcast.net/~cpkver8/images/Swheel1.JPG

Also if anyone can tell me what that white plastic clip is for I'd appreciate it.. I was able to budge the wheel a millimeter or so and that clip was then catching on the spline teeth so I had to remove it.. what is its function? Some sensor relating to steering wheel position? Lock? Air Bag deployment?

Interesting update.. I called Loctite who referred me to Dynaloy who makes Dynasolve 100
http://www.dynaloy.com/ProductFinder...0100%20PDF.pdf

They state it should dissolve with some time the Methacrylate thread lock, its more effective when heated before application but the smallest containers are 1 quart and cost basically $90.. which is about what it might cost a shop to reset my Toe..anyway good to know if i actually need it its available and If i get it I'll have most of a quart left over if anyone else is as unfortunate as me and red thread locks something they can't torch and hammer it free.

As someone mentioned before, you could use a small butane torch like This One and shield everything around the area from heat. Maybe a high power soldering iron will do the trick too (150-300 watt). I doubt you'd cause damage to anything if you don't go nuts with heat. Just my $.02. Also, why does that area even need a threadlocking compound? Every steering wheel I've ever pulled never had a drop of anything on the threads and never has issues with loosening nuts/bolts.

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Originally Posted by Rus

As someone mentioned before, you could use a small butane torch like This One and shield everything around the area from heat. Maybe a high power soldering iron will do the trick too (150-300 watt). I doubt you'd cause damage to anything if you don't go nuts with heat. Just my $.02. Also, why does that area even need a threadlocking compound? Every steering wheel I've ever pulled never had a drop of anything on the threads and never has issues with loosening nuts/bolts.

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I can't remember where I read in a DIY on-line to USE RED THREADLOCK. I went out and bought it specifically to do the steering wheel.. Oh it also said it was a 22mm nut..hmmm mine was 16mm ... had pics though....

Find someone with one of those old school Weller/Wen soldering guns. You can keep the heat very localized.