Mark Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 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?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 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! Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Haha brill I’ll get my sledgehammer 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Mark said: Haha brill I’ll get my sledgehammer 👍 Eek! That sounds drastic! Best of luck whatever happens 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 sledge hamer he must be a desile engernear ?? good luck with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot McCarthy Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 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 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 So, @Mark how did you get on with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 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 and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Managed to get out to test it a few times all good, unfortunately lock gates are shut until further notice in Cardiff, happy Christmas 🎄 Geoff, Andy135 and Saintly Fish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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