On 22/10/21 3:49 am, Ira wrote:
Sorry - living 0.5 planets away from the conversation means a 12 hour delay :)Hello 'Andrey, Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8:25:12 AM, you wrote: Also impact driver or impact wrench? And would a cordless version handle the glue?You need a big socket and a 1/2" drive impact, the kind you'd use to remove lug nuts to take it off in place. I've not had to do it yet so I don't know what it entails. Like all things with an impact, be gentle replacing it, hand tighten all the way before trying to tighten it. And then another some amount, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn or something like that. Maybe someone who knows will pop up with an answer.
I bought an 18V ebay sourced cheap 1/2" impact driver. It takes Makita batteries, and claims 520Nm of torque. It might not do that much, but it does a LOT. I bought it for use on my ute (truck). It has not failed to undo anything as yet! It is mildly amusing to see large tools (a 38mm socket on an impact wrench is not svelte!) being used on what is a kitchen appliance...
I should have said I also used a pick tool - like a dental pick - to chase out the threads in the boiler. The threadseal they used kind of balled up into little blobs and removing it seemed wise.
The boilers are not strongly attached to anything - there is no requirement that they be so, and hence the use of an impact tool. I used it to put the new element in too - these tools just spin the socket till it becomes 'tight' and then start the impact-er-ation. I'd not usually do the re-assembly with one, but I couldn't see how to manage to hold the boiler while conventionally nipping up the new element.. I did pretty much as Ira says above: run it home till it is fully screwed in and then about a 1/8th of a turn in impact mode. Didn't leak. I kind-of thought it might but it has not leaked a drop.
The only complication I had is the new boiler elements have flying leads, the old ones just 2 spade connectors. But a 38mm socket has tons of space so the wires were just smooshed into the spare space and the thing screwed into place.
There is a small hazard though as anyone who has worked inside an Expobar machine would know: the metal parts are sheared and the edges bite the unwary. The circular holes in the frame with the black plastic covers are a case in point....
Happy repairing! Cheers /Kevin -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/5676b7fb-e26a-58d4-445d-65709e8e91f9%40gmail.com.
