Removing stainless pins from K-Planes
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Removing stainless pins from K-Planes
Anyone have any luck removing stainless pins from K-Planes that are stuck. Any solvent that works good in loosening from the aluminum? Tried WD-40 and other penetrating oil no luck.
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If you have them off the boat then you can fold them and cut the pins between the two plates with a hacksaw. Then you only have to deal with the smaller sections and it is less likely that you will break off a portion of the allum. tabs. Use heat as well. I tried to press mine out in one piece and broke off one of the ears.
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Loaded mine down with penetrating oil and took nut off and used a punch that was smaller than the actual diameter then big hammer while someone else twisted it with a wrench took some doing but it came out...