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Post by parson on Dec 22, 2020 14:44:23 GMT -5
I'll pass this along in case others here encounter similar problem.
Sometime back I acquired an older Weaver 4x scope that looks almost new. Got it home to find the the locking ring on objective would not budge. I actually padded with it with an old leather strap and tried to break it free with channel locks but it would not move.
Searched a few forums this morning and found that it's not a really unusual problem. Some recommended to apply a little Kroil and heat. I had tried the Kroil previously, but no heat.
So, I shot Kroil around the ring, heated with heat gun for just a few seconds, and it came free with very little effort. I was surprised to the point that I walked through the house to show the wife. She acted like she cared, but I can spot insincerity!!
Anyhow, just wanted to pass this along. Kroil + heat = freed locking ring.
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 24, 2020 10:32:53 GMT -5
Good post! I don't know that I would have thought of using the heat gun. Makes perfect sense, though. I've often used a propane torch to free up a lug nut. The locking ring being relatively thin and aluminum should respond even better to even the mild temperature rise.
I still haven't used Kroil, but have heard that it's even better than my P B Blaster that I've sworn by for a couple decades. I've got a stuck PVC connection that's resisted everything else I can think of and I need to free it up to change a water filter. May give the Kroil and heat a try before sawing the whole assembly off and replacing with new pipe.
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Post by esshup on Dec 24, 2020 10:35:41 GMT -5
Russ, get a strap or a chain wrench or two..... Or a couple of pipe wrenches.
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Post by jjas on Dec 24, 2020 11:33:36 GMT -5
Parson
And here I thought it was just my wife that did that...LOL.
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Post by schall53 on Dec 24, 2020 14:07:36 GMT -5
Russ, get a strap or a chain wrench or two..... Or a couple of pipe wrenches. You sound like me, if it don't move get a bigger hammer!  |
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 24, 2020 15:55:21 GMT -5
Yeah, I know I had a strap wrench and a chain wrench at one time, but only the chain wrench seems to be in my "plumbing stuff drawer". I did try to use the chain wrench, but it seemed like it was likely about to break the filter housing with any more pressure, so I stopped at the time and and went to get another whole filter unit before resuming the work on that problem. so as to avoid having the water off while I went to the store for a new one. That was a couple months ago, and I still haven't had the time to get back to it. The filter housing is too big for my pipe wrench jaws.\\
Don't want to try again until after tomorrow, same reason as above. I've got some PVC the same dia. and a few elbows in that drawer, but I haven't checked the inventory for my exact needs if I break something and need to fix it quickly. I did get the replacement filter after that first attempt, so I'm pretty sure I can get anything else I need at RK or Ace here in town during regular business hours.
I do like plastic plumbing. I got enough practice on copper and black iron in the old days to really appreciate going under the house with the tools and material in one armload to fix something, and coming out when it's done. Almost makes a guy wish something else would leak, just 'cause it's so nice to fix. 8^)
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Post by esshup on Dec 24, 2020 18:52:23 GMT -5
Take a strip of innertube and wrap the filter with it, THEN put the chain wrench. I have a few different sized strap wrenches and a chain wrench.
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