[Shop-talk] Removing a dove tail gun sight....

[Jack Brooks]

Kroil and patience helped me remove a lot of parts from my 1960 Triumph TR3
that were last tightened when the bloke on the Triumph assembly line torqued
them down for the first time.  I also found that gently heating the part,
just about as hot as you can hold, then spraying with Kroil accelerated the
process significantly by helping the Kroil penetrate, but does not affect
the metal at all.

Jack

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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Elton E. (Tony) Clark
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 7:50 AM
To: Steven Trovato
Cc: shop-talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Removing a dove tail gun sight....

*Kroil and patience . . *
**
*Soak a rag with kroil and use Saran wrap to keep  it in wet contact with
the dovetail for a day or two . . then start with the brass drift . . . a
few hammer hits every day both ways and repeat while keeping the sight
soaked.*
**
*If ruining the sight part is not a problem,  try applying a few hits with
an air hammer each way . . there's something about resonance that works
wonders on loosening parts. *
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