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elf w/capital T · 06-27-2012, 09:37 PM

i completley removed the plastic 'rivets' let it soak with pb blaster, and this is day 3 i still cannot get it to collapse, any tricks any one knows of?

gringoloco · 06-27-2012, 10:57 PM

How did you remove the plastic? I usually use a propane torch and cook 'em out. The plastic will swell and come out the holes looking like worms. Burn 'til it stops oozing. Whack it with a big hammer 'til it collapses...

Portmod7 · 06-28-2012, 12:30 AM

I had to get a little aggressive with mine, I had the shaft completely out of the column. There's no way mine would have ever moved without beating on it a little.
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sambudo · 03-22-2014, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

How did you remove the plastic? I usually use a propane torch and cook 'em out. The plastic will swell and come out the holes looking like worms. Burn 'til it stops oozing. Whack it with a big hammer 'til it collapses...

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elf w/capital T · 06-28-2012, 10:14 AM

i drilled them out and used a scribe to get the remainders out, and i have soaked it, beat it on the ground very hard, soak it again beat it on the cement some more and still wont budge, ill keep trying, i dont want to hit too hard and bend or break the rag joint

elf w/capital T · 06-28-2012, 11:57 AM

nevermind i was being a little girl and just had to hit it even harder, the thing was covered in rust.

06-27-2012, 09:37 PM	#1
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06-28-2012, 12:30 AM	#3
Portmod7 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Aztec, NM Posts: 388	Re: cannot collapse intermediate shaft... I had to get a little aggressive with mine, I had the shaft completely out of the column. There's no way mine would have ever moved without beating on it a little. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Super Blue - 1968 C-10 Short Stepside Fastburn 385, 4-Speed Sag. on the Column, Coleman 9" Floater w/Detroit TrueTrac

06-28-2012, 10:14 AM	#5
elf w/capital T Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 994	Re: cannot collapse intermediate shaft... i drilled them out and used a scribe to get the remainders out, and i have soaked it, beat it on the ground very hard, soak it again beat it on the cement some more and still wont budge, ill keep trying, i dont want to hit too hard and bend or break the rag joint

06-28-2012, 11:57 AM	#6
elf w/capital T Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 994	Re: cannot collapse intermediate shaft... nevermind i was being a little girl and just had to hit it even harder, the thing was covered in rust.



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