T40p re-assembly question

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T40p re-assembly question

#1 Post by kge420 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:39 am

I have a few more changes to make on my T40p before I consider it 'finished'. I need to replace the fan and want to swap the lcd from XGA to SXGA+.
Question: Do any of you use a thread locking compound (ie locktite) when re-assembling your machines? I have had several apart for various reasons and have never used any. After a period of time I have had to go over the case screws on this T40p and re-tighten some due to squeaks.
Thanks, Keith
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Re: T40p re-assembly question

#2 Post by ajkula66 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:47 am

I don't use any of that stuff...and haven't noticed much squeaking, honestly...YMMV
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Re: T40p re-assembly question

#3 Post by kge420 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:38 pm

I was curious because the screws that I remove have some (blue/red) thread compound on them.
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Re: T40p re-assembly question

#4 Post by ajkula66 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:40 pm

I honestly doubt that that's the way IBM had it in the first place...but what do I know... :??:
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Re: T40p re-assembly question

#5 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:51 pm

Unless it is for yourself, and you are very particular about your machine(s) I wouldn't bother.
If you use the wrong kind of Loctite, you'll have a heck of a time reopening it in future!
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Re: T40p re-assembly question

#6 Post by kge420 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:32 pm

Question answered by two Thinkpad gurus. Thanks for the advice, Keith
T40p- 60gb ssd, 2gb ram,2.0gHz Dothan, Win XPpro
X41t- 40gb hdd, 2gb ram, 1.6gHz, Android 4.0.3 ICS
L412- i3, 256gb SSD, 8gb ram, Win7 x64
760C - cmos battery code issues
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