Try this. Take a 1/16 " drill and carefully drill between the stud and the
housing. After drilling out all the rust you can, fill the space with
penetrating oil. Heat with a propane torch till the penetrating oil just starts
to
bubble then add more penetrating oil. Then tap the sides of the tower with a
plastic hammer. A couple of rounds of this and it should start to come loose.
Once I get these apart I make new studs from stainless steel rod. That way the
first time is the last time. The other option is to clean the studs, paint
them and then use a syringe to fill the space between the stud and housing
with
grease. There is simply no way to keep the water out of there. All you can
do is slow it down.
keith
In a message dated 6/27/2006 11:43:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
sandhoff@csus.edu writes:
When trying to get the water tower loose, and failing, I'd try making
> some sort of seal that you dropped in over the thermostat and filing the
> area with a water/vinegar mix.
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