[TowerTalk] telescoped tubing

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

Something that has worked for me in the past.......sometimes.  I have  
several solid rod aluminum rods that are slightly smaller than the ID of the  larger 
of the two telescoping sections.  I then insert the rod in the  larger tube 
and slide it until it hits the smaller diameter tube.  I then  start to pound 
the rod into the smaller tube like a battering ram.
 
Of course this is expedited if you use a vise and apply a penetrating oil  to 
the joint ahead of time.  I had lots of practice with this method after  the 
hurricanes this fall.  Elements would break off at the joint and I  would have 
to get the old stub out.  I would say this method works about  half the time. 
 Good luck.
 
Bill K4XS