You can mimic an impact with a large set of vice grips and a hammer at this point. The white residue is a sealant that is like a thin gel when applied, and dries/cures almost instantly. It's really nice to work with. So no, it wasn't pliable before. It is indeed kind of tough to remove but not so bad once you get the first bit of movement. I would also suggest you try to tighten the part a bit first since you may still have good metal there, and then loosen. Lastly, use a gentle flame from a torch at the base of the threads where they meet the boiler, that should help with the sealant a little. So--apply vice grips, heat, tighten with a hammer, loosen with a hammer. Hope it works. Best, bmc
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 24, 2015, at 10:15, Bruce J keeler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, impact wrenches are the way to go, or an impact driver (the wrench's > gentler screwdriving cousin). That nut looks pretty far gone though. An > impact tool might just finish the job of stripping it. > > The alternative would be to drill and tap a new hole. It's probably some kind > of BSP thread though, might have to order a tap from abroad. Perhaps Todd > could provide the thread spec? > > Bruce > >> On 8/24/2015 10:00 AM, runtmms wrote: >> All I can do is wish you good luck. We did this on a Brewtus I a while back >> and were never able to get it out. Ended up replacing the brew boiler. The >> one piece of advice we weren't able to try (because the entire top nut had >> sheared off already) was taking it somewhere that had an impact wrench and >> giving it a try. Because our nut sheared off we could see there was some >> sort of white compound between the threads. I imagine it was >> supposed to be pliable, but it had set up like cement. >> >> >>> On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 8:02:14 AM UTC-6, Jesse Livingston wrote: >>> Hi again everyone, >>> >>> I seem to be posting a lot lately... =) After much waffling, I've decided >>> to go ahead and upgrade the AKO controller to the PID along with some other >>> fixes. Parts on their way. >>> >>> However, in preparation, I decided to try and remove the temp probe but it >>> is way stuck. I mean, completely, utterly, stuck. I did read all the old >>> posts on this – using an adjustable wrench on the larger nut nearby as an >>> anchor – but no luck. And now... the nut is getting stripped. >>> >>> Any thoughts? I had the idea that, if I could find some tool that could >>> lodge down inside the probe and hook in somehow, I could twist it that way. >>> But no idea if such a magical tool exists. >>> >>> See pics. Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Jesse >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
