Thanks to all that offered advice on unsticking my filters. Having been male
and filled with testosterone the brute force solution seemed best, so I
found some rubber bands and a pair of rubber gloves. After twenty minutes
all that I had done was to work up a sweat and teach my dog some new four
letter words. Then I reread Moose's post - - tried lighter rotational
pressure and varied between pushing the filters together and pulling them
apart while twisting. After less than 15 seconds there was an audible click
and the were free!
Thanks to all,
-Nick T.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Help - stuck filter
> The small versions of friction band wrenches can also be a help.
>
> One thing to be aware of is that the 'stuck' is often a matter of
> galling between aluminum threads. This is not a matter of tightness per
> se, but of a metal specific reaction (chemical? mechanical? both?)
> between surfaces in contact. Things to try are varying the angle and
> amount of twisting pressure, applying varying amounts and frequency of
> pressure at right angles to the threads to work things loose and even
> letting it rest between trys. I've had the same problem, worked at it
> for some time, put it down in disgust, then later had it unscrew with
> very light pressure. I think more pressure can actually make it worse.
>
> Moose
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