Tricks for removing VM ASA?

bacci paintball · 08-26-2008, 01:18 AM

Anyone have any special tricks for the removal of the VM front ASA?
Is it blue or green loctite and will heat make the removal process easier?
I have used rubber and wrenchs before but it is a pain and the round smooth surface of the asa makes it difficult.
Thanks as always guys!
-Dan

mustangii · 08-26-2008, 07:46 AM

I use a large pot of boiling water on the stove, that way you can keep the water hot in case the loctited part sticks on the way out. just put it back in the water.
edm

HP_Lovecraft · 08-26-2008, 01:11 PM

I've used vicegrips before, with brute force.
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Oh, by the way, don't use vicegrips. Completely ruined my ASA! Though it gave me a good reason to chop it off.....

kidneythief · 08-26-2008, 01:16 PM

The boiling water and a strap wrench should work depending on how old the loc-tite is.

Another method is to use a non-marring vice with a set of "V" jaws. You can use vice grips or a set of channel lock pliers...just take a couple pieces of 3/4" rubber vaccum hose and put one slice down it laterally and slip those pieces over the jaws of the pliers. You can also keep that set of pliers in your gear bag for use on the field.

-Jake

oldschool · 08-26-2008, 01:26 PM

I've done it many times - boiling water is your friend

Get a pot of water to a boil then throw the body in and let it sit - I usually do 20 - 30 minutes - let the hot water work - oh turn off the stove - just let the body sit in hot water - don't cook it (vm soup anyone?)

Get a vise or a buddy and vice grip to hold the body another vice grip or pliers on the asa and just start twisting - it should come apart fairly easily.

Needless to say you should use a towel or foam or something to protect the bun body and asa from the vice grip/pliers

bacci paintball · 08-26-2008, 11:09 PM

Thanks for the help everyone.
I ended up boiling the water and then turning the water off once it boiled.
I then stuck the body in (with all internals removed), leaving the front end of the body submerged for around 15 minutes.
I then used some rubber and some vice grips to pull the asas off. I should have used some thicker rubber since I scratched a few of the asas but no where near as bad as I have in the past.

Now I am sticking them back together. I have done one so far with purple loctite, which is a lighter strength loctite securing screws and such. I tested the one I did with purple and it didn't budge when I put a tank on and then pulled it off.

Do you guys think Purple will be sufficient or should I used Blue?

Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the help!
-Dan

Anonymous Coward · 10-30-2008, 12:23 AM

I know I'm zombing the post, but for the record I found that rubber coated steel belt (like those of car belts) on a strap wrench works the best. No need for boiling water and no marring.

capitalpaintball · 10-30-2008, 11:10 AM

vice and a torch. easy

08-26-2008, 01:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
bacci paintball MCB Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nor Cal	Tricks for removing VM ASA? Anyone have any special tricks for the removal of the VM front ASA? Is it blue or green loctite and will heat make the removal process easier? I have used rubber and wrenchs before but it is a pain and the round smooth surface of the asa makes it difficult. Thanks as always guys! -Dan

08-26-2008, 07:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
mustangii Born again Join Date: May 2006 Location: Warrensburg MO	I use a large pot of boiling water on the stove, that way you can keep the water hot in case the loctited part sticks on the way out. just put it back in the water. edm __________________ Will no longer be selling anything outside of North America http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html ASE certifed master tech Chrysler Level 4 certfied Master Tech

08-26-2008, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
HP_Lovecraft MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern Maine	I've used vicegrips before, with brute force. . . . . . Oh, by the way, don't use vicegrips. Completely ruined my ASA! Though it gave me a good reason to chop it off..... __________________ www.montneel.com "the evidence strongly suggests that neither Billy nor Adam (Smart Parts) could have invented the electronic paintgun" -Garr M. King, U.S. Judge

08-26-2008, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
kidneythief Lord humungus the Mod Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA	The boiling water and a strap wrench should work depending on how old the loc-tite is. Another method is to use a non-marring vice with a set of "V" jaws. You can use vice grips or a set of channel lock pliers...just take a couple pieces of 3/4" rubber vaccum hose and put one slice down it laterally and slip those pieces over the jaws of the pliers. You can also keep that set of pliers in your gear bag for use on the field. -Jake __________________ "I wish simply to be a decent person, yet I will always fear the retards" -Brian Hindt(geech) MCB Moderator Kidney Machine

08-26-2008, 01:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
oldschool Moderating in Moderation Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: My own private Idaho	I've done it many times - boiling water is your friend Get a pot of water to a boil then throw the body in and let it sit - I usually do 20 - 30 minutes - let the hot water work - oh turn off the stove - just let the body sit in hot water - don't cook it (vm soup anyone?) Get a vise or a buddy and vice grip to hold the body another vice grip or pliers on the asa and just start twisting - it should come apart fairly easily. Needless to say you should use a towel or foam or something to protect the bun body and asa from the vice grip/pliers __________________ Its all peaches & sunshine baby, peaches & sunshine.. Obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant One of the two proud members left - D FLT Politically, Socially and Aerodynamically Incorrect Everything I have ever loved is immoral or illegal Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. stewart potter common sense, elephant and duck tests Force this into a gaussian distributed parabolic curve!

08-26-2008, 11:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
bacci paintball MCB Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nor Cal	Thanks for the help everyone. I ended up boiling the water and then turning the water off once it boiled. I then stuck the body in (with all internals removed), leaving the front end of the body submerged for around 15 minutes. I then used some rubber and some vice grips to pull the asas off. I should have used some thicker rubber since I scratched a few of the asas but no where near as bad as I have in the past. Now I am sticking them back together. I have done one so far with purple loctite, which is a lighter strength loctite securing screws and such. I tested the one I did with purple and it didn't budge when I put a tank on and then pulled it off. Do you guys think Purple will be sufficient or should I used Blue? Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the help! -Dan

10-30-2008, 12:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Anonymous Coward Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007	I know I'm zombing the post, but for the record I found that rubber coated steel belt (like those of car belts) on a strap wrench works the best. No need for boiling water and no marring.

10-30-2008, 11:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
capitalpaintball MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Coventry R.I.	vice and a torch. easy __________________ my feedback: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

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