[TowerTalk] HyGain HDR300 removal stalled due to stuck setscrew

[Wayne Kline]

I      2rd  the node for Kroil.  Soaking and heat has save me on farm equipement, cars and ham radio  stuff exposed to weather



Wayne W3EA



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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Jim Dawson <jdawson at jasystems.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 2:04:18 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HyGain HDR300 removal stalled due to stuck setscrew

PB Blaster is good but nothing beats Aerokroil.

Jim - K9DD


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <w7wll at arrl.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HyGain HDR300 removal stalled due to stuck setscrew


> PB Blaster, best solution for freeing metal to metal items I've found.
> Tried many others before but none worked as well. Was put onto PB Blaster
> by the USCG maintenance team down the coast in Charleston OR.
>
> Don W7WLL
>
> On 8/29/2019 10:02 AM, James Wolf wrote:
>> To help break loose the setscrew, put in an allen wrench and smack with
>> it a
>> hammer to  break it loose.  You likely can't do it well with an angled
>> wrench, so cut the end off so you can tap it hard.  Hopefully that will
>> loosen the threads.   PB blaster soaked a few days will help too as just
>> a
>> few minutes may not be enough.  If you have to try to drill It out, get a
>> left turning drill, it just may come out with the drill.
>>
>> Jim - KR9U
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