Hi I've been having a good look through the threads on the site looking for good instructions on how to pull appart each of my stoves and service them. I not found one yet, but have found spread amongst articiles various clues on what to do. Am I missing something in my search and there is such a guide somewhere? Ideally I'd like a guide that did step by step instructions along with photos and what tools I'd need, etc. Cheers, Redfiat
Evening, Redfiat, I might be wrong, but don't think there are any step by step instructions for complete disassembly of stoves on this site, or anywhere else. Most of us started by looking at the exploded parts drawings that came with some instruction sheets, and went from there. Mostly, you want to make sure that you have wrenches that fit nice and tight, because any slop in the wrench will end up buggering up the brass nuts on your stoves! (Nothing worse than buggered nuts....! ) Check out the exploded parts drawings on this site, and see if they give you the impetus to start tinkering more with your stoves. Hope that helps some. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
Now i know some of you Stovie's are just as old as me or older but in this world of nuts and bolts there is such thing called a line wench its a box wench with a cut out so you slide over the line to put on the nut so it don't round it off we hope not to tight on brass still take it easy[P. S. been there done it all time jack of all trades master of some] this is 11mm--12mm wrench fits 8r and others
I have never seen such a wrench before. Where can I get one? And you amercans and other which speaks english, how does a visegrip look like? Please give me a pic. Rune
Runegutt, You can get a spcial convertion kit to make ordinary ring spanners into line wrenches : it's called a hacksaw, happy cutting.
Hi Rune, In Norwegian the wrench is called "?pen ringn?kkel". In Norway you can get them from Biltema, Direct link to the wrench here. You can also get them at ClasOhlson
"Vise Grips" are a brand name for that particular tool, they are sometimes called locking pliers in Canada. If you do use them on brass nuts and bolts, be especially carefull because they are designed in such a way as to allow extreme pressure on the jaws with little effort on the handles. They come in needle nosed varieties and larger, stronger forms as well. The jaws are adjustable, however cannot match every nut or bolt perfectly and almost certainly will scar and gouge the soft brass. I would prefer a pipe wrench on brass and many of you know what they can do to soft metal... A very precise high quality adjustable wrench is good if ADJUSTED PROPERLY. I have experienced some adverse situations stripping bolts made of steel, lets not mention brass, with improperly adjusted or wrong sized wrenchs and leave bee until I obtain a proper tool for the task at hand. A socket set of predominantely metric sizes and a ratchet, and for American stoves, Imperial sockets... Another note with wrenches of the adjustable variety, it is probable that leather may be used between the steel jaws and brass nut, if one is inclined toward maintaining unblemished and unscarred nuts and bolts.. Hope these suggestions are helpfull.
Now, I for one, think that is good advice. Thank you ...... if a little late in my case ...... but better late than never Spudz
Is what we will say here in the cold north. Thank you all. Never thought of using them on a stove. Rune
