Post by Rifleman on Sept 30, 2007 4:18:34 GMT -5
Just a few tips-
1. Use a good quality never seize when installing a ventliner. Make sure to coat the threads and the bottom of the cap.
2. Put the ventliner in tight. If you put it in loose, carbon will be forced back in under the cap and could make it hard to remove.
3. Use an allen wrench that has sharp flats and corners. Many times allen wrenches that are cheaply made set you up for failure. If the flats and corners are not sharp, then it becomes very easy to strip out the device you are trying to tighten or remove.
4. Use an allen wrench that fits. Many cheap discount allens are made overseas where manufacturing tolerances and quality control are loose or even non existent. I recently tried a set of bargain wrenches and of the set several did not fit.
5. Grind off the face of a worn allen. If you have a good allen wrench of the proper size but is just worn, try grinding it down on a grinding wheel so you get past the worn area. I do this alot both at work in my home workshop and it saves alot of headaches.
6. Make sure the allen wrench is fully seated before applying pressure. The fastest way I know to bugger up a allen screw is to not get the allen wrench seated fully before trying to remove a tight fastener. As soon as you apply pressure, the allen wrench slips and buggers up the corners on the fastener, the screw, or both.
Then if you continue to use the buggered wrench and it slips again, the situation just gets worse.
7. Smack it with a hammer. If your first attempt to get a fastener loose fails, it is nice to have an extra allen wrench that fits correctly handy. Cut or grind off the short end of the wrench. Secure the breechplug in a vise tightly, taking care to protect the plug and threads with blocks of wood or something similar. Place your straight allen wrench in the fastener hole and hold it with a pair of vice grips or pliers. Now give the straight allen wrench a few sharp raps with a hammer. This will get the threads backed off a tiny amount, sometimes breaking the bond/tension between the threads of the ventliner and breechplug. This will help in many cases with all types of stuck screws or bolts.
8. Inspect the threads of a new ventliner before installing it. On occasion a screw or bolt will have threads that are slightly damaged or buggered up right from the factory. If you install it, you are sure to have difficulty when trying to remove it. Unless you have a jewelers file and the ability to work on such small parts, it is better to just discard it and use another one.
1. Use a good quality never seize when installing a ventliner. Make sure to coat the threads and the bottom of the cap.
2. Put the ventliner in tight. If you put it in loose, carbon will be forced back in under the cap and could make it hard to remove.
3. Use an allen wrench that has sharp flats and corners. Many times allen wrenches that are cheaply made set you up for failure. If the flats and corners are not sharp, then it becomes very easy to strip out the device you are trying to tighten or remove.
4. Use an allen wrench that fits. Many cheap discount allens are made overseas where manufacturing tolerances and quality control are loose or even non existent. I recently tried a set of bargain wrenches and of the set several did not fit.
5. Grind off the face of a worn allen. If you have a good allen wrench of the proper size but is just worn, try grinding it down on a grinding wheel so you get past the worn area. I do this alot both at work in my home workshop and it saves alot of headaches.
6. Make sure the allen wrench is fully seated before applying pressure. The fastest way I know to bugger up a allen screw is to not get the allen wrench seated fully before trying to remove a tight fastener. As soon as you apply pressure, the allen wrench slips and buggers up the corners on the fastener, the screw, or both.
Then if you continue to use the buggered wrench and it slips again, the situation just gets worse.
7. Smack it with a hammer. If your first attempt to get a fastener loose fails, it is nice to have an extra allen wrench that fits correctly handy. Cut or grind off the short end of the wrench. Secure the breechplug in a vise tightly, taking care to protect the plug and threads with blocks of wood or something similar. Place your straight allen wrench in the fastener hole and hold it with a pair of vice grips or pliers. Now give the straight allen wrench a few sharp raps with a hammer. This will get the threads backed off a tiny amount, sometimes breaking the bond/tension between the threads of the ventliner and breechplug. This will help in many cases with all types of stuck screws or bolts.
8. Inspect the threads of a new ventliner before installing it. On occasion a screw or bolt will have threads that are slightly damaged or buggered up right from the factory. If you install it, you are sure to have difficulty when trying to remove it. Unless you have a jewelers file and the ability to work on such small parts, it is better to just discard it and use another one.
