PorcelainRemoval:Bondingprocess
NOTE:DONOTALLOWLOCTITETOCONTACTTHREADSINCYLINDERHEAD.
1.WorkingtimelimitofLoctite680is10minutes.
2.ApplyLoctitetotheapplicatorapproximately
3/4inchlong.DonotapplyexcessiveamountofLoctitetodripoffthe
applicator.SeeFigure3.
3.Inserttheapplicatorintotheporcelainandmoveupanddownapproximately1/2
~inch.Twisttheapplicatorto
completelycovertheinsideoftheporcelain.
4.AddadditionalLoctiteandrepeatsteps2and3.
5.Cleantheapplicatorwithmetalcleanerbeforeagentstartstobond.
6.Reassembleacleananddryadapterandpinassembly.
7.ApplyagenerousamountofLoctite
tothepin(Donotallowtodripoffpin)andretractpinassemblyintotheguide.
8.Insertcompletedassemblyintosparkplugwellandfullyengagethepinintotheporcelainwithatwistingmotionto
spreadbondingagent.
9.Repeatsteps7and8.
10.Leaveassembly
tosetandbondfor1hourbeforeremoval.
11.Installthewasherandnuttotheendofthethreadedrodandfingertighten.
12.Holdtheendofthethreadedrodwithawrenchandtightenthenutuntiltheporcelainisfreeofthegroundelectrode.
NOTE:
Ifthepindoesnotsuccessfullycureandremovetheporcelain,repeattheprocessusingacleanpin,dryandclean
porcelainandpreventthethreadedrodfromrotatingduringremovalprocess.