[Mini] Knuckle joint cups

[Brett Nicholson]

I hit them with a small blowtorch.  They burn and shrink. Then you can just
pull the remains out with molegrips or pliers.

Clean out the seat thoroughly and add a thin smear of coppaslip before you
fit a new cup to make it easier next time.

Cheers,
Brett Nicholson (bnicho)
Greendale, Victoria, Australia.


On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 7:20 PM Richard Porter <ricp at minijem.plus.com>
wrote:

> On 24 Sep 2020 John Lieberman  wrote:
>
> > Any down and dirty tricks for removing the Nylon knuckle joint cup from
> > the rear radius arm when the hole into which it fits has rusted
> > internally??
>
> I grip the protruding edge of the cup in large pliers or a Mole wrench and
> twist it. This makes a gap to get a screwdriver down between the cup and
> hole, and then you can dig the cup out. There's no real substitute for
> brute force and ignorance!
>
> Richard
> --
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