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[Nick417]

ok so recently i have had problems getting my aero tank apart. i finally got it. i will explain how to get it apart if your gets stuck. and how to fix it and keep it fixed.

ok so my aerotank bottom where the coil and the airflow comes apart just seemed stuck. i couldn't get it apart for anything.
heres what i did

• get some electrical tape and cotton swabs (Qtips)
• make sure your tank is disconnected from battery
• put piece of electrical tape on bot the bottom and the adjustable airflow making sure the air flow will no longer pivot
• the electrical tape will add some grip, a wider area of grabbing and at this point just as easy as 1,2,3 twist off

ok so now go clean everything with warm water. Take the q tips and clean all the threads and put it back together. now when filling try to stick your needle head of your juice in one of the 4 holes and be carful when filling. i noticed if you over fill or even just get a drop of juice on the threads that it will cause them to hydrolock making it very difficult to remove.

alright guys i hope this does it for you i spent days getting it apart looking online and trying various ways. no a quarter or a rubber band didn't work for me and i didn't want to scratch this beautiful tank with a quarter. this was my fix and best fix. Thanks guys i hope this help

 

[Nick417]

ok so recently i have had problems getting my aero tank apart. i finally got it. i will explain how to get it apart if your gets stuck. and how to fix it and keep it fixed.

ok so my aerotank bottom where the coil and the airflow comes apart just seemed stuck. i couldn't get it apart for anything.
heres what i did

• get some electrical tape and cotton swabs (Qtips)
• make sure your tank is disconnected from battery
• put piece of electrical tape on bot the bottom and the adjustable airflow making sure the air flow will no longer pivot
• the electrical tape will add some grip, a wider area of grabbing and at this point just as easy as 1,2,3 twist off

ok so now go clean everything with warm water. Take the q tips and clean all the threads and put it back together. now when filling try to stick your needle head of your juice in one of the 4 holes and be carful when filling. i noticed if you over fill or even just get a drop of juice on the threads that it will cause them to hydrolock making it very difficult to remove.

alright guys i hope this does it for you i spent days getting it apart looking online and trying various ways. no a quarter or a rubber band didn't work for me and i didn't want to scratch this beautiful tank with a quarter. this was my fix and best fix. Thanks guys i hope this help

 

[DaveP]

Stainless steel is notorious for seizing and galling when the threads are new. I had the same problem early on with my brand new EHPro Kayfun. Duct tape (don't laugh) cut into narrow strips and wrapped around the two parts made it easy to break the threads and unscrew them. Working the parts in and out smoothed the threads and made them break apart easily from then on.

Having a remedy for that problem is a good thing. Glad you posted this. It will save some from the frustration of having a brand new tank and no way to fill it. Some swear by those little rubber sheets that are sold for jar openers.

 

[Nick417]

Yeah my tank constantly kept seizing up and yes duct tape will work as well lol iv done this twice and it seems to work well. another good tip is once you get it unstuck clean the threads each time you fill. really seemed to help me. and don't over tighten it!!!!!! hahah

 

[Davey59]

A thick or wide rubber band is excellent for getting clearos apart. Easy peasy. I laugh every time I see the vice marks on my first AeroTank now..............

 

[classwife]

Merged duplicate threads cross posted

 

[DaveP]

I've had my Nautilus for several months now. It was hard to get apart when new and it smoothed out after I worked the threads in and out for a while. I learned early on to only tighten it until it stopped, with no force applied. You can do that with the Nautilus because the center pin tightens it all up after you close the threads until they just stop turning.

 

[shortdraw]

Latex gloves are also a good grip enhancer.

 

[WharfRat1976]

I stick it in the freezer.....never fails.

 

[ChrisIswinning]

i had this problem also just stuck a small piece of metal in the air hole and twisted it off using that as leverage

 

[Sir Pouncival]

I have one of the rubber jar openers and it works like a charm.