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Stuck displacers
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:32 am
by smithyrc30
I just collected a pair of wet subframes and displacers today which have been standing outside for a while.
The displacers are stuck (I guess rusted) into the frames.
Any thoughts recommendations on how to divorce them from each other?
Re: Stuck displacers
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:10 pm
by 111Robin
On the rear they are retained by lugs (part of the subframe) and need a 1/4 turn (probably less) to disengage. Probably corrosion will make them tight but a strap wrench or similar might budge them after soaking in a releasing fluid. The fronts are retained by brackets held on with Philips screws I seem to remember so these need to be removed to allow the displacers to drop. Sorry if you already know this stuff but other than that just soak them and keep tapping them with a hammer to shock the corrosion.
As an aside, the heritage wet frame doesn't have the retainer lugs, they're on a plate spot welded to the frame. They told me I'd have to weld the plates to the new frame if I wanted them but they didn't think the plates were that important. I guess the displacers could come out if fully unloaded but unless you're yumping through a forest stage it's unlikely to happen.