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redlite
06-27-2008, 06:09 PM
Any of youze rod folks out thea gots any advice on how to seperate two piece graphite rods that are stuck togetha??? Whats a safe way with out damagin em???? A little heat??? A little cold????
Help.

Slipknot
06-27-2008, 06:54 PM
Ya you can try ice on one half and some heat on the ferrel part to see if it loosens.
or you can just ask a guy with hands the size of mine to pull them apart ;)

good luck

ProfessorM
06-27-2008, 07:12 PM
maybe a little penetrating oil, wd-40, and wait a day?

riverrat2
06-27-2008, 07:14 PM
Mike knows plenty about penetrating oil should be an easy task for him

Mike J.
06-27-2008, 07:29 PM
Put the ferrul behind your knees and grab the rod on each side and spread your knees apart. gives you more leverage.

I'm not too sure I would put any penetrating oil etc on a graphite blank.

For a heat source I have used a blow dryer or a wet face cloth heated in a microwave then wrapped around the ferrul.

Good luck

nightfighter
06-27-2008, 07:47 PM
Mike,
Be sure you are twisting them apart, just as you would put them together.

fishaholic18
06-27-2008, 08:10 PM
Ice it on the way to Slips house, that ought to do it.:as:

1dozenraw
06-27-2008, 08:24 PM
Yup... ice. Wrap the ferrule in a bag of ice and let it sit for a while... like 1/2 hour. Usually that's all it takes. I don't like the WD40 idea... but that's me. Or the heat.... Ice.... just ice.

gone fishin
06-27-2008, 08:38 PM
I had one that was stuck (I didn't rinse off after use and the season I stored the rod over the winter) and couldn't separate the parts using the above methods. I finally used PB - a penetrating catalist - on it. I let it set a while and it came apart easily. Just remember to clean the PB off after separating the sections. Two piece rods are a pain.:wall:

Slingah
06-27-2008, 09:12 PM
use one of your crusty socks....and you don't even own a 2-piece:bs:

In The Surf
06-27-2008, 10:44 PM
pee on it then ice it :jester:

NIB
06-28-2008, 05:10 AM
Ice it on the way to Slips house, that ought to do it.:as:


If Slip can't do it..Ur now the proud owner of a one piece..:huh: