How to remove flashlight head when glued?

[ryansoh3]

Blast it with some heat to weaken the threadlocker/loctite.

Some great tips below:

Opening up a Crelant 7G9 to access the emitter area

Does anyone know how, or had or heard of how to get access to the 7G9's emitter? I got to the driver and am updating it, but want to replace the LED with an XM-L2 U2 (I have a few on order). As TurboBB said in his review, the lens appears to be behind a ledge and maybe glued as well, so it seems like the only way is from the rear and can't see where the head comes apart exactly. There's probably glue or something, but I don't even know where a joint is. The 7G9 is built like a tank and can real…