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

["T Humphrey" <thumphrey mynra com>]

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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