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angellonewolf
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Better pic ?
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Close fitting 8.8 or 10.9 bolt inside the insert, then weld around shank onto hex of the nut?
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Going by the rounding on the corners I would suggest you may be using an adjustable wrench to remove this or what have you tried?
A Stilson wrench is required as it will bite in and bite harder as required to get purchase and remove it.
As before heat will help too. No amount of us responding is going to change this- get the heat and suitable Stilson out and report back.
Worst case you snap the nut part off and end up having to drill out the remainder and tap it out again- I know it’s a bit mangled but if it’s not leaking I really do suggest leaving it alone.
Unless of course you want it concours..
Unless of course you want it concours..
I still can't see - it may be clearer in the metal. It looks like a very short female thread with a larger diameter, rusty, plain bore further in?
If the thread is good, and you don't a larger thread for some theoretical higher flow, I'd be leaving it alone.
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yep a simple job and easily done
wish everything was as simple . life would be good . not as if it was a snapped injector in an expensive engine 
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It can't be, we're only on page 2, at least 5 more pages to go yet
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of course, we have not discussed the fire risks or the devaluation of the machine after its lost the original bungIt can't be, we're only on page 2, at least 5 more pages to go yet
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Not yet the pair of stillsons I need to borrow from work so it's when I can grab them
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Personally speaking Id bin those cheap sthilsons and get a decent cast set! Far less likely to break when the 4 foot tube is on the handle!
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Bobupndown has it summed up pretty well.
Personally, I'd tickle it with a file to get it back to something reasonably close to hexagonal, heat it enough to kill any anaerobic sealant in it (aka Loctite) then use a hex socket and breaker bar, or if you have one, an impact wrench. I have a few hex sockets that I've ground flat on the end to remove the internal chamfer. That way, they get the best possible purchase on thin hexes. I found the socket mod essential for the brass check valves on a lot of small compressors and it saves a lot of faffing about on fittings too.
When you reassemble, use the blue Flomasta liquid ptfe from screwfix. It's pretty cheap and is the best compromise between a good sealant and minimal threadlocking strength that I've found. They do a thread sealant too, but it's much harder to disassemble later.
Personally, I'd tickle it with a file to get it back to something reasonably close to hexagonal, heat it enough to kill any anaerobic sealant in it (aka Loctite) then use a hex socket and breaker bar, or if you have one, an impact wrench. I have a few hex sockets that I've ground flat on the end to remove the internal chamfer. That way, they get the best possible purchase on thin hexes. I found the socket mod essential for the brass check valves on a lot of small compressors and it saves a lot of faffing about on fittings too.
When you reassemble, use the blue Flomasta liquid ptfe from screwfix. It's pretty cheap and is the best compromise between a good sealant and minimal threadlocking strength that I've found. They do a thread sealant too, but it's much harder to disassemble later.
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My big stilsons have three feet handles already. Another four foot would surely rip off the end of that reducer, if it was that tight. A suitable hex socket would be the more sensible option as stilsons tend to squeeze as the force is increased (needs a bung inside to prevent the coupling squashing). But I dtill don’t see why it is being removed. I expect it may well break off, rather than unscrew, anyway.
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haven't you done it yet dying to know what sophisticated approach is taken
dying to know what sophisticated approach is taken not done it yet
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Sophisticated? Often the best approach is “ If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it”haven't you done it yet
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