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What's the best way to remove a stuck cylinder.
I know there was a thread a couple weeks ago but after 30 minutes of searching I give up.
I know it was recommend to use a chemical but I just cant remember what.
I must be using the wrong key words for the search.
Thanks, Lee
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Wd40 ,let soak,use thin strong screwdriver around edge,very carefully!soak again.patience works!
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DB?? NO WONDER YOU HAVE NO EXTRA CYLINDERS ??LOL
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I think I have heard brake cleaner also.
Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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Large clean Container,
Bigger Hammer is for Crushing Ice,
Fresh Orange Juice is for Mixing w/ Favorite Liquor,
Ya have to have something enjoyable to do while the Brake Cleaner/Fluid is DOING IT'S JOB!
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I have used brake fluid with success. Soak for a day, then pick, soak another day and keep repeating til you get it loose.
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Since I have never been there, what is the cylinder "STUCK" to?
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THANKS GUY'S I APPRECIATE IT.
DB I'M OUT OF FRESH OJ, I LIKE IT FRESH SQUEEZED.
DOC, THE GLASS IS FROZEN TO THE PUMP AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THEY SEAL THE CYLINDER.
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The original, pasty, fibre type caulking that seals the cylinder.
Pretty tuff stuff, even when its all dried out!
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The best thing I have used is oven cleaner.
FREEDOM oil items wanted.
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Removing old caulk takes time and tenacity. You have to pick at the stuff with the thoroughness of a tooth-cleaning dental hygienist. You need a putty knife, a razor-blade utility knife, a flat-blade screwdriver, maybe even some of those same dental tools used by the hygienist.
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And you are not guaranteed success after you get it off. Those cylinders have been under stress for many years. You relieve that stress and you MAY hear a disheartening sound that you will never forget. You don't really have a choice though.Like you have been told...go slow and just be careful. Temperature change can be a factor also.
How many of the readers here have heard that sound...like a metallic "tink"! I have heard it twice.
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Spoken like a "veteran". Dave
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