Copper thread extremely stuck?

[Sherako4]

I have a pegasus clone and the bottom cap is stuck on so hard that freezer method didnt work, hot water didnt work, wd-40 didnt work, a towel and pliers didnt work, nothing has worked and the vape shop wants 20 bucks to fix it, i refuse to pay 20 bucks to get a stupid thread unstuck. What can i do?

 

[Bunnykiller]

next step.... a thick rubber band and pliers and alot of tenderness... dont want to gouge up the mod... and when you get it apart, put an Oring on the male part of the thread so it wont lock up when tightened....

 

[drunkenbatman]

In addition to what Bunnykiller said, if you have one of those rubber jar openers it can help you get some torque too. You can also try putting it in the freezer for a few hours to contract the metal, or use a hairdryer/oven/etc. to heat it up. O-ring is a good suggestion once you have it off, as is lubricating the threads.

 

[Rsunderl]

I'd try freezer for a couple of hours, then hair dryer on the tube part.

 

[DoubleEwe]

I had a similar problem with my copper FM Mod, the top cap was screwed on pretty tight (thanks to my Big Dripper RDA). I tried the freezing method (along with heating the tube part), tried various methods of gripping it (even used a vice), but nothing seemed to work.

The solution that worked for me was to buy a clone of it from Fasttech...

 

[gph61]

Try the freezer again and work at it off and on for a half hour or so while it's thawing.

 

[DaveP]

The same thing happens with new Kayfun RBA's. It's dry metal with threads that haven't been polished by repeated assembly and disassembly. As was said, a couple of wide rubber bands works, one on either side of the threads. Pliers will just scratch the metal. I used a couple of wraps of duct tape on mine and the cap came off easily. It's more about lack of grip on a polished surface. Put enough torque on it and it will come apart. Just don't use anything that can scratch.

Once you get it apart the first time, work the threads back and forth repeatedly to clean up burrs and wear off the sharp tips of the threads. Put some PG or VG on the threads to lubricate them and then work them back and forth again. My Kayfun has locked once after months of use after I washed the threads during a re-wick. Duct tape broke the threads apart and I lubed them again. Clean, dry threads aren't your friend!

 

[gph61]

There's also the issue of grip too. When you squeeze hard on a large thin walled tube you're malforming it slightly. Try to minimize that.

 

[jblow688]

This happend to me on one of my mechs, i used a thin piece of cloth and put it in some vice grips then used rubber gloves to turn it so i had super grip!