Well, the impact wrench will either work, or pound the nut into totally round circle :-)
It did work for me, though. Bought one of the cheap re-chargeable units from home depot and it worked first shot. Yours looks a little worse than mine did when I started, though. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Jesse Livingston < [email protected]> wrote: > 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]> >> 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]. >> 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. 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