Nanni 5.250

[Mark]

Event everyone I’m after a bit of advice, I tried to take side plates of heat exchanger, took the through bolts of and the plate is solid, does it need a good wallop with mallet or is it threaded??

[Saintly Fish]

34 minutes ago, Mark said:

Event everyone I’m after a bit of advice, I tried to take side plates of heat exchanger, took the through bolts of and the plate is solid, does it need a good wallop with mallet or is it threaded??

Yours looks kind of like mine with a single bolt through the middle. On my Yanmar the plate needed a bit of gentle persuasion with a rubber mallet to get it unstuck.

if you do tap it a few times, I take no responsibility for the result, unless it’s a good one!

[Mark]

Haha brill I’ll get my sledgehammer 👍

[Andy135]

11 hours ago, Mark said:

Haha brill I’ll get my sledgehammer 👍

Eek! That sounds drastic! Best of luck whatever happens 👍

[captin slows old outlaw]

sledge hamer

he must be a desile engernear ??

good luck with that

[Dermot McCarthy]

Th bolt should thread all the ways out. It should thread free from the tubestack inside.  The cover is seperate and should come free with a gentle tap with a piece of wood and a hammer.

[Andy135]

15 minutes ago, Dermot McCarthy said:

Th bolt should thread all the ways out. It should thread free from the tubestack inside.  The cover is seperate and should come free with a gentle tap with a piece of wood and a hammer.

Welcome Dermot. If you haven't already, don't forget to post up an Intro in the Introductions thread 👍

[Saintly Fish]

So, @Mark how did you get on with this?

[Mark]

All fixed now thanks to everyone’s advice, the thread was completely shot so ended up putting a stainless threaded bar straight through heat exchanger with a nut and washer either end better than original design 👍

[Saintly Fish]

8 hours ago, Mark said:

All fixed now thanks to everyone’s advice, the thread was completely shot so ended up putting a stainless threaded bar straight through heat exchanger with a nut and washer either end better than original design 👍

Well done that man. Have you had a chance to try it out in anger since repair?

[Mark]

Managed to get out to test it a few times all good, unfortunately lock gates are shut until further notice in Cardiff, happy Christmas 🎄