Brian, I do have vice grips but they just slip around the brass. The brass is just too soft – it strips even if they are super tight on there. I could try more heat, I just don't have a very hot torch.
Well, I'm in Philly... So about as far away as I could be :/ thanks for offering though! jesse On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:25:38 PM UTC-4, bmacpiper wrote: > > You need vice grips. They can grip something round. And more heat will do > it. Even seized radiator bolts come out this way. But, lacking proper > tools, you may just need to replace. I'd help if I was close! Are you > anywhere near Seattle? > Best, > bmc > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 28, 2015, at 09:54, Jesse Livingston <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > No luck on any of these solutions, unfortunately. Used special bolt grips > that supposedly grip stripped nuts, but they just slip before getting > enough pressure. Heating it up didn't work either. I can try an impact > wrench, but the issue is, nothing will grip this nut. I can have as much > force as possible, but if the bit won't grip it, it's for not. > > I'd say I just have to replace the boiler, but unfortunately all the other > boiler components are equally stuck. Really not sure what to do at this > point. > > On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 10:40:59 AM UTC-4, bmacpiper wrote: >> >> No worries, let us know how it goes! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 26, 2015, at 07:36, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Ah, just saw that in your comment Bmac. Thanks! >> >> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 10:32:04 PM UTC-4, bmacpiper wrote: >>> >>> Again, a torch applied gently to the base of the probe threads. >>> best, >>> bmc >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 25, 2015, at 13:07, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Thank you for all the thoughts >>> >>> Richard, your suggestion sounds really promising. Here is my issue, all. >>> Currently, the brew boiler isn't getting any heat. The malfunctioning AKO >>> is causing this. But... the steam boiler does heat up. What if I just >>> switch the wires for the brew and steam boilers? Would it heat up the brew >>> boiler? >>> >>> Other ideas for how to get the brew boiler to heat up? >>> >>> Thanks again! >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:18:29 AM UTC-4, Richard wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a probable solution for you. >>>> >>>> I had the same problem with a Brewtus II. >>>> The original temp probe failed. WLL no longer stocks it and sold me the >>>> PID upgrade kit. >>>> >>>> I could not remove the temp probe. I spent a lot of time and tried many >>>> tools. >>>> A local plumber could not remove it. My auto mechanic could not budge >>>> it. >>>> >>>> I was on the phone several times with WLL. >>>> Nothing worked. Absolutely nothing. >>>> I spoke with Todd Salzman. He assured me they could fix it. They did. >>>> >>>> I finally drove up to Rochester from NYC and watched a wonderful repair >>>> technician Johnny Kemmitz solve the problem. >>>> That was easier for me than shipping it and as a bonus I could watch >>>> them doing the repair. >>>> He tried to remove it mechanically with tools and failed. >>>> >>>> He then let it heat up to operating temperature. Of course since the >>>> probe is not working, you can't read the temperature. >>>> He let it heat for about 20 minutes. >>>> >>>> It then spun out effortlessly. >>>> He said that for a few years Expobar had been using some very >>>> aggressive thread lock compounds. >>>> Heat works!!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > . > 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.
