[TowerTalk] Al to Al seizure

[Steve Maki]

Depends on:
1) How badly the pieces are fused.
2) How valuable the pieces are.
3) How much patience you have.

I had some stuck aluminum tower sections that I spent considerable time 
on many years ago. Almost gave up, but then as a final assault kept the 
joints soaked with penetrating oil soaked rags for a couple days, then 
heated the outer tubes with a torch, and with a center mounted scissor 
jack pushing against 2x4's got them freed up without bending the tower 
horizontals too badly.

With antenna elements (or tower sections for that matter) a reasonable 
way to provide pull apart force would be some choker slings, a 
come-along, and a couple trees.

-Steve K8LX

On 2/15/2018 8:21 PM, Ralph Parker wrote:

> OK, so Jet Lube is the way to go.
> Any suggestions on what to use to free an already siezed joint? Or is it 
> hacksaw time?
> 
> VE7XF