how to free a stuck GonG joint?

alittledabwilldoya'

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Apologies for the double post (Mods please merge if desired) but I'm past my window of being able to edit.

Goods news: It's free! (my dropdown stuck in adaptor)

More importantly, how I did it: Using clothespins as a minor variation on using wood shims to wedge the connection apart.

I had envisioned using a wooden clothespin as an expansion wedge.
Pin it shut and place the closed handles of the clothespin in between the top edge of the dropdown and the top of adaptor; take 3-4 spaced around the joint and lightly heat and "SPROING!!!" off pops the adaptor.

In actual practice I took the hot-from-enail-dabbing dropdown and tried to wedge in the clothespins, but the tolerance was tight and I couldn't get them to stay in w/o the clothespins popping out.
But I went all around the joint putting the closed clothespin into the available gap and letting snap apart/out.

Then took a tight, all around grip on the little low-profile adaptor and twisted it right off!
Wouldn't budge yesterday when I tried light torching and twisting.

Very happy, now that drop-down can go back to the rig it was blown for.

:D
 
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Very happy, now that drop-down can go back to the rig it was blown for.
Glad it worked out for you. You might try some Slide Right to keep that from happening again. This stuff has really worked well for me over the years . . . :peace:

http://www.ballisticcreations.com/our-products/slide-right/

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