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

["Christopher Zach" <czach computer org>]

I thought about that, the problem was I didn't want to bend the hook at the
end or bend the crank end of the rod.

Thus I used steady pressure (the engine) coupled with increasing impulses
(the sledgehammer). Worked.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Humphrey" <thumphrey mynra com>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: 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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