Date:         Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:53:47 -0700
Reply-To:     "M. Jade" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         "M. Jade" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
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Pardon me for a non Vanagon question. It's Friday and I need help.

I am working on replacing a leaky power steering hose of a Honda Civic my daughter drives today. I have gotten everything off but the nut that mounts the hose on the gear box. I saw orange or yellow paint on the nut. It's dark under there and it's a Japanese car so I think it is Loctite but I am not sure. I used a flare-nut wrench but I can't seem to loosen it without destroying it. I have got to a point that the wrench is about to round off the hex head still it won't give in.

What is your suggestion? Don't know if you ever need to deal with such a hassle on Vanagons. Every time I worked on Japanese cars I seem to always have the issue that Japanese bolts, nuts and screws are always made of soft metal. If you are not careful they got destroyed and their heads got rounded off. What a PITA. I hate Japanese cars.

MJ in Sunny California