Sticky link backing out screw on 114060

[Eddy350]

Hey guys new to the forum. Just got my new Sub 114060 just before the shit down. I have one link that is sticky. If I move it about 4 or 5 times the screw backs out of how sticky it is. Can’t get it back to my AD as they are closed. Any ideas of how I can free it up? I suspect it’s just extra loctite. Had another sticky link but that one freed up.

[Cryten]

The problem is often caused by someone putting locktite on the screw threads before putting the screw back in, thereby getting locktite into the link tube, but if it backs out was locktite used at all?

I'd remove the screw and clean it, and try to clean the hole with a toothpick the best you can and reassemble with locktite only in the female threaded part.

[Eddy350]

Originally Posted by Cryten

The problem is often caused by someone putting locktite on the screw threads before putting the screw back in, thereby getting locktite into the link tube, but if it backs out was locktite used at all?

I'd remove the screw and clean it, and try to clean the hole with a toothpick the best you can and reassemble with locktite only in the female threaded part.

Thank you will give that a try. Just ordered locktite so I only have to remove it once. Funny how I replace hands and and crystals on seikos but I am scared to remove a link from my new sub.

[Cryten]

It's funny how the simplest jobs seem more complex when you take the cost of the item into account.

It's actually easier on a Rolex. The bracelets are better made and they go together in a logical way.

Hammering friction pins into a folded Seiko bracelet should be more difficult and stressful, but somehow it isn't.

[Eddy350]

Originally Posted by Cryten

It's funny how the simplest jobs seem more complex when you take the cost of the item into account.

It's actually easier on a Rolex. The bracelets are better made and they go together in a logical way.

Hammering friction pins into a folded Seiko bracelet should be more difficult and stressful, but somehow it isn't.

Did exactly as you told me and it freed up. Thanks again for your help. 👍🏼

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by Cryten

It's funny how the simplest jobs seem more complex when you take the cost of the item into account.

It's actually easier on a Rolex. The bracelets are better made and they go together in a logical way.

Hammering friction pins into a folded Seiko bracelet should be more difficult and stressful, but somehow it isn't.

It is stressful to switch tube/pins on a Patek Nautilus though they downgraded from screws to pin and tubes

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by Cryten

The problem is often caused by someone putting locktite on the screw threads before putting the screw back in, thereby getting locktite into the link tube, but if it backs out was locktite used at all?

I'd remove the screw and clean it, and try to clean the hole with a toothpick the best you can and reassemble with locktite only in the female threaded part.

Not just someone, many Rolexes have too much loctite from the factory, I find this quite annoying, especially on jubilee bracelets.

[Macnavara]

Originally Posted by Eddy350

Hey guys new to the forum. Just got my new Sub 114060 just before the shit down. I have one link that is sticky. If I move it about 4 or 5 times the screw backs out of how sticky it is. Can’t get it back to my AD as they are closed. Any ideas of how I can free it up? I suspect it’s just extra loctite. Had another sticky link but that one freed up.

Shit down

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Eddy350

Hey guys new to the forum. Just got my new Sub 114060 just before the shit down. I have one link that is sticky. If I move it about 4 or 5 times the screw backs out of how sticky it is. . . ..

If it backs out, the screw is loose enough to take out.

Take it out and clean it off with some steel wool, then try to clean out the hole as much as possible. Acetone (finger polish remover) is the solvent for Loctite.

Once clean, screw it back in snugly. If you use Loctite, place a tiny amount only on the female threads - they just need to be moistened.

The screw backs out because of the friction with the screw and the bracelet and it is somewhat common with the newer solid bracelets.