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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Woe is me on December 03, 2024, 03:37:47 pm
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I got about 99% of that epoxy off of the SV and it turns but so does the threaded insert.
They must have put epoxy in the threads and screwed it in. I don't want to lose it inside.
Do you think I can solder it back up and try again? Any help or ideas would help.
As far as getting the 2 apart, I'll leave that to you Tommy. But soldering the bushing back in place is not to hard to do (I've done it many times) just heat the bush carefully with a pen torch and carefully add the solder, if you get it the solder out of where you want it you'll spend hours trying to remove it. Now we know why they epoxyied it all together.
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So, the S/V and bushing are still stuck together?
As long as they are stuck together I don't see how
the bushing can fall in. On the other hand, is the
bushing threaded or soldered into the boiler? Hmmm.
I think you might consult with Andy at Jensen
to find out if the 'bushing' could fall through
into the boiler. I looked at my riveted boiler
to compare and I couldn't say for sure one way
or another.
Good Luck,
Wayne
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I got about 99% of that epoxy off of the SV and it turns but so does the threaded insert.
They must have put epoxy in the threads and screwed it in. I don't want to lose it inside.
Do you think I can solder it back up and try again? Any help or ideas would help.