[quote=JohnES]I am going through this very thing right now with the $100 Hobie 20 I just got... same scenario, bent mast post rod. For getting the compression tube lose I first dowsed it with boiling water, and then used a mix of 50% acetone and 50% Automatic Transmission Fluid... I was skeptical of this at first, but it worked, and a few persuasion hits later it came lose. For those that have been here a while, do not use "buckets of acetone... you just need a 1/4 cup or so :lol:
When reassembling it be sure to use gobs of copper paste. I replaced the main beam on my 5.8 due to the corrosion cause by the stainless to the aluminum main beam and had it done at the factory... The most post was literally floating with a 1/16 to 1/8 gaps caused from corrosion. When reassembling it they used gobes copper paste on the mast post bolts. Also do the same with the bolts that hold the beam to the hulls...
Also, something you may want to check every year, losen the bolts, clean and re-paste them, and reassemble. Again for those of that have been around here a while this was referred to as "exercising the nuts." :lol:<!-- editby --><em>Edited by JohnES on Jul 28, 2017 - 12:23 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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