difficulty removing base

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Windymiller

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Its coming time to dust off the ol dustbin as I might actually try to get in..So the base hasnt been off since september and it feels like its spot welded on.

I have cursed it for the last 20 mins and I cant get the piece of sh!t to budge a mm! Anybody got any surefire ways of getting their scrubber base off?

As it stands, I have 2 options...Dump the piece of junk or take a mallet to it.

Whats being used as a good grease if I do manage to get it off? I know there is some lithium grease and some water pump grease in the garage...
 
I found the best way was to sit on the cannister. Stops it twisting and allows a good hold on the canister base handles. NB best to make sure counterlung is not attached when doing thus
 
Windymiller said:
Its coming time to dust off the ol dustbin as I might actually try to get in..So the base hasnt been off since september and it feels like its spot welded on.

I have cursed it for the last 20 mins and I cant get the piece of sh!t to budge a mm! Anybody got any surefire ways of getting their scrubber base off?

As it stands, I have 2 options...Dump the piece of junk or take a mallet to it.

Whats being used as a good grease if I do manage to get it off? I know there is some lithium grease and some water pump grease in the garage...
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is it time for service anyway?
 
jptaylor9 said:
Won't fix it.....

Mine was fine for 18 months then started to seize up & was a bugger to get off!

You need one of these!
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I found the best thing was to hold the locking pin back, pull up on base on that side and give lug on other side a couple of taps. It'll move a few mills, breaking the bond between the two delrin surfaces. The base will come off OK as before using your hands.

I think the delrin surfaces wear & surface then bonds. I found different greases made no difference. Interestingly the joint at the other end was fine on my old unit but it had been removed only a few times, so not as much wear.

Now what was Kevin Gurr saying about not needing special tools!!!!
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That did the trick... Who would have thought I would need a rubber mallet in a CCR toolkit!
 
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