[TowerTalk] Help separating aluminum tubes

jimlux jimlux at earthlink.net
Sun Mar 14 14:37:56 PDT 2010


r young wrote:
> I have, from an old antenna, where Penetrox was not used, am aluminum  tube
> stuck inside another slotted tube.  It is frozen tight.
> I sprayed some Liquid Wrench, but that probably doesn't go all the way down.
> 
> What is the best technique for separating stuck aluminum tubing without
> breaking or twisting it?
> 

You can try heating with a torch to make the outer tube expand more than 
the inner tube.


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