jameslovesjammie
05-29-2008, 05:29 PM
I just purchased a used Star sizer on Ebay and went to set it up. It's really gummed up bad. It takes ALOT of force to even move the handle up and down.
I took out the plunger (which would barely turn) and cleaned it up on a wire wheel. Turns like a dream now!
I was thinking of taking the handle assembly apart and running a 12 gauge bronze brush chucked in a drill through the housing and polishing the shaft part, but I'm unsure of how to take it apart. Is there just a pin to be tapped out to remove it? The part numbers I am talking about are S116, S122, and S121 from the diagram at http://www.magmaengineering.com/pdf/StarSizerInstructions.pdf . I am aware that the bolt S118 and handle need to be removed first.
Also, the lube that is inside is BLACK. Like shoe polish black. Anybody have an idea what it could be? I don't have a heat gun to get it out, but that may be my next project for the sizer.
Thanks ahead of time,
James
I took out the plunger (which would barely turn) and cleaned it up on a wire wheel. Turns like a dream now!
I was thinking of taking the handle assembly apart and running a 12 gauge bronze brush chucked in a drill through the housing and polishing the shaft part, but I'm unsure of how to take it apart. Is there just a pin to be tapped out to remove it? The part numbers I am talking about are S116, S122, and S121 from the diagram at http://www.magmaengineering.com/pdf/StarSizerInstructions.pdf . I am aware that the bolt S118 and handle need to be removed first.
Also, the lube that is inside is BLACK. Like shoe polish black. Anybody have an idea what it could be? I don't have a heat gun to get it out, but that may be my next project for the sizer.
Thanks ahead of time,
James