Any tips for a stuck spigot. Felt like a complete prat driving home with the rod poking out of the car window.
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Once you get it apart clean both male and female spigots thoroughly then apply a layer of grease and insert whilst turning, do this a couple of times and keep cleaning off and regreasing. I do this once or twice a year and spigots are perfect. Whatever you do don't take sandpaper to it.
Sometimes the only way to get a rod apart is hot water and tapping the rod apart from the inside, insert a piece of dowel pipe,rod stand leg etc and gently tap it apart.Last edited by CHUKKA; 31-03-2016, 07:17 PM.
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Originally posted by regpude View Post.NEVER,NEVER,heard that 1 before.BUT if it works,good advice.?Last edited by pulp; 01-04-2016, 04:44 PM.
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Originally posted by pulp View PostI've found wrapping a bag of frozen peas around the stuck joint for 5 mins works.
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Once made the drive all the way from Pagham in Sussex back to Portsmouth with my TT Sport poking out of the passenger window like a mediaeval knight on the jousting court Took me a few days to get apart, I found marigolds (rubber gloves) were spot on for getting a good grip. A bit at a time, twisting and pulling got it apart eventually.
totally agree with Chukka's advice above. I treat my spigots a couple of times a year with a squirt of PTFE spray, more often if they seem to be getting a bit dry and stiff and I've not had a problem for years nowCLIP IT AND WHACK IT
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