Tazio Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Quick one, is there an established way of removing the balls on the ends of the arb?, or is it brute force.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 You know they unscrew... ?JonathanPS: Reminds me of the safety advice for bricks and camels. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I know that, but looks like they have overdone the Loctite.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Richard Price Posted November 17, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted November 17, 2014 Lump hammer, eye protection, and new balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Or mulgrips on the ball and twist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Would freezing the ends help?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Brute force it is then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yup - MoleGrips with a bit of cloth round the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedK Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 This conversation is making me feel queasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Biddle Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 heat helps with loosening up loctite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Acetone or M. E. K. will dissolve or soften many loctite type locking agents. It would need some time to act, but less graunching than mole (maul) grips. Regards, Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 As already mentioned heat kills Loctite. You could always use a heat gun or boiling water. You could either pour boiling water over your balls or even immerse them for a minute or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I think that acetone might dissolve balls.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedK Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 A couple of elastic bands wrapped round the end of the arb, and the balls will drop off by themselves naturally in time. I was brought up among sheep farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm leaning towards putting them in boiling water, then the brute force...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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