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Re: (ET) How to free a snowthrower rod........



Chris,

Why did you go through all that trouble, why didn't you just 
connect one end to the Elec trac and the other to your Prism and 
pull them apart. ;-)

Stay Charged!
Hump

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Zach [mailto:czach computer org] 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:56 PM
>To: Elec-trak list
>Subject: (ET) How to free a snowthrower rod........
>
>
>So I have the control rod for my thrower. And it is supposed to 
be two 
>parts, one that slides within the other. Very important since the 
>distance between the bracket and the blower varies as you push 
things 
>around, lift/lower the blower, etc.
>
>So I tried to pull it apart. Nope.
>
>Then I tried heat and a hammer. Nope.
>
>Then I hung it from my shed's eye bolt in the roof and tried to 
pull it 
>apart with my weight. Nope.
>
>Today I decided to get them apart. First I hooked it into the 
eyebolt in 
>the roof of the shed with the handle. Then I attached the bottom 
hook to 
>an engine hoist and attached the engine hoist to the heaviest 
thing in 
>my shed: A 1969 Porshce 911E engine. 400 lbs.
>
>Lifted the engine. Still didn't move. Then started hammering on 
the hook 
>with a hammer, a maul, and finally a sledgehammer.
>
>After repeated hits, and soaking the rod in penetrating oil it 
finally 
>started to slip apart. Turns out it was rusted on the inside.
>
>I cleaned everything up, sanded down the rods, and coated them in 
grease 
>before re-assembly. Now it works perfectly.
>
>Chris
>
>
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