Seized reel knob

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oldmanjoe

May 23, 2020, 03:05:23 AM
  I have a Mitchel 624 knob that is seized .       It has spent time drowning in jar full of pb blaster , about 3 months because i forgot about it.
   I tried again and it still locked .   Bjc lighter under the blade and a little smoke and bubbling out of the oil port , knob moved a little  .

    Kept rocking it back and forth and free at last ..  Not   The post was spinning in the blade .
  Center punch the mushroom to tighten it up and did a few more heat cycles with the lighter and drownings in the pb blaster.

     Tried again , same result post spinning in blade .
     Off to the drill press,   I drill a hole deep enough for a 6/32 screw .    I than used a 1/4 inch drill bit to cut the peeing off the post
     A drift punch and hammer  later the post is back in the pb blaster
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oldmanjoe

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May 23, 2020, 02:48:36 PM
  I felt that if i drill the hole first , the blade was going to help me see that i was drilling straight .

   I finally got it a part .
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

oldmanjoe

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May 23, 2020, 06:00:20 PM
 Cleaned up the post , tapped the hole with 6/32 and cut a brass screw to size .
  A little  lube and back together again .    :) :)
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

foakes

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May 23, 2020, 06:03:32 PM
Nice work, Joe!

Best, Fred
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mo65

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May 23, 2020, 06:07:55 PM
Quote from: foakes on May 23, 2020, 06:03:32 PM
Nice work, Joe!

   Agreed...great fix! 8)
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oldmanjoe

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May 23, 2020, 06:30:39 PM
 Thank you Gents .    A little side note , I did not clean the out side of the brass tube for a reason .
   I wanted to keep the snug fit between knob and tube .
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

Donnyboat

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May 23, 2020, 10:15:20 PM
Thanks Joe, nice pics & great info, cheers Don.
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Bill B

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May 26, 2020, 08:59:15 PM
Good job....I think it's worthy of a sticky thread......Bill
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