Help to detaching burner from Optimus no. 00

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  1. Migwar

    Migwar Lebanon Subscriber

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    I focused the torch on the nut in fact, the burner was deemed defective already, and I will try to salvage it later if possible. I installed the new one and applied brass grease on all the threads after cleaning them, to prevent the same hectic task in the future. I didn't do any aesthetic work yet.
    Pictures are below. I haven't lit it yet, but I now believe that the three stoves I inherited from my father-in-law are in working order.
     

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    That's a real knife fight! Good job man not giving up! @Migwar
     
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    Someone must have used exhaust sealing paste or thread-lock on those threads, @Migwar.

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  4. Migwar

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    That’s possible, @Tony Press. I didn’t find anything between the thread lines, but it’s possible it was wiped clean by friction while unscrewing.

    Thank you