How the eff do I get this bolt knob off of my MPR64?!?

[komishe]

I googled around and it seems some of the guys at RFC were soaking in acetone to soften the JB weld or whatever the heck Anschutz uses to glue them on.
After an hour of soaking, mine still feels like the bolt handle is in danger of snapping off when I try to loosen it.

Any tips from the pros?

 

[armorpl8chikn]

Got mine damn hot with a torch. You will not be able to use it again once you take it off. Heat it slowly and put a set of vice grips to it...it WILL come off.

 

[komishe]

Thanks APC

It's pretty well fuckered anyhow since I didn't care about saving it and put the vice grips and vise to it already.

I let it soak overnight and it actually budged 1/16-1/8 of a turn this morning. I have to leave alone for a while before I obsess on it and forget to go to work on time.

 

[Slug-O]

Try "boiling water"??

 

[komishe]

I tried the boiling water a while back with no luck......

After the knob exploded into a million pieces tonight trying the acetone and vise grips again, I heated the bare metal insert briefly over the stove burner and it came off with amazing ease!
Thanks again APC.