Try heating them while twisting them, that is what we do in the oil&gas industry. 73 fer nw es gud DX, QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM) Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET http://www.ad5vj.co
How about wrapping the smaller/inner one with a blanket filled with ice cubes, while simultaneously hitting the larger/outer one with a hot hair dryer or propane torch? (And use two people, each wear
If you will heat the outer pipe with a propane torch abt 6 inches from where the inner pipe stops inside the outer pipe, the outer pipe will heat faster and will expand at a faster rate. If you heat
If all else fails, try heating and cooling the joint several times. Heat with a hair drier and cool with an ice pack. The expansion and contraction will sometimes break the corrosion enough to loosen
Hi Robert A trick I learned years ago is to take a pair of vice grips and grip a screwdriver in the outer end of the tube, with the handle towards the boom, Then hit the screwdriver with a hammer. Th
I have several cans of PB Blaster and it really does work! I read everything on the can and there are no cautions of use on steel or aluminum. I didn't use anti-seize on steel bolts into a rotator an
Maent to send to the list - sent direct to Tom - reposting I don't thing I've seen anyone mention HEAT - get out your hot air gun (like what you use to shrink heat shrink) - and on the high setting,