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**Mangudai** · December 26th, 02:24 AM

Ive managed to tighten the screws that hold the trigger frame too tight. I was messing around turning not only left but right as well. Then i finally found out how to loosen it (thanks to a friend and SenorFiKi) but when I went to go loosen it, the key kept turning and finally snapped.

Im all out of ideas, I need to get it of ebcasue I have a e frame coming in a week : /

edit: I have a victor 2 and i tried spray some wd-40 on the screw but what good will that do if it cant seep into the threads of the screw...and no that piece of the key is not stuck in there

Torch · December 26th, 03:44 AM

Get another hex key. Craftsman has that lifetime replacement thing. =)

Have some vicegrips? Try clamping them on the new key or half of the broken one. That will give you some more leverage on it. Iff you wrap the body in a towel and put it in a vice while your're working on that screw it would probably be easier.

And you would be suprised at what wd-40 can soak itself into. Spray some on there before you go looking for tools and come back and try again. Just give it at least a few minutes to seep in there.

***Born2drive*** · December 26th, 03:46 AM

looooool, sorry man

tryy....gluing the allen wrench back on ith some epoxy glue(from home depot or something) and twisting back off. Be careful wit the epoxy man, strooooong stuff. Friend of mine got his pinky and ring finger stuck together and had to go to the hospital and get them separated.

**Mangudai** · December 26th, 04:16 AM

im just going to try more keys and be more gently and instead of trying to twist all in one go...do jolts like hitting the key in the direction im trying to loosen.

eidt: thats is really odd I didnt even noticed torches reply...odd..

Damn i wish I had a vice! I will saok the two screw in wd-40 like you said they come back for it in the morning before I go to play...which is roughly 6 hours from now lol. Im going to go over my friends house and try his hex. and if that one break i iwll find another. I refuse to ahve to buy another body for my e-frame!

Once again, thanks for the replies!

Torch · December 26th, 04:24 AM

Constant force is a good method. Try that before hammering on it.

**Mangudai** · December 26th, 04:28 AM

^^ But I dont want to do that and bend it...maybe I can apply JUST enough pressure so I dont break the hex but slowly loosen the screw...i will do that

thanks!

Torch · December 26th, 04:37 AM

If the keys are up to par it ought to spring back to its normal shape quite well....Up to a certain point of course. Try combining some vicegrips and what's left of your first wrench if you're worried about bending up your new ones.

**Mangudai** · December 26th, 04:47 AM

^^ I dont really ahve a vicegrip if yourt alking about what I think your talking about...I ahve pliers tho..would that work?

Torch · December 26th, 04:48 AM

In theory. The key difference is that the grips would lock closed so you wouldn't have to squeeze on them.

It's worth a try.

Try and get the body of the marker stable first, put a towel around it and put it into a vice or something. Maybe get an assistant if you can't get to a vice.

**Mangudai** · December 26th, 04:57 AM

^^ Will do bro, I'll try for it in the morning. Im off to bed lol.

thanks again

**thEARy** · December 26th, 10:59 AM

always remember...... lefty loosey, righty tighty cant go wrong...well i guess you can

**Mangudai** · December 26th, 06:38 PM

Well a little tugging on both screw and putting a healthy amount of WD-40 on. I can say that the screw finally came loose

PROPS to Torch and thEARy

**Snowsk5054** · December 26th, 07:32 PM

Take another Hex key, and take a small rubber mallot, and hit the hex key in the direction you want, should loosen it, and not put a whole lot of stress on the key...

**datsun** · December 31st, 12:26 AM

pb blaster it works miracles in my fathers automotive shop way better than wd-40 this stuffs unbelievable get it at either a parts or hardware store

**GTI_15_bps** · December 31st, 12:36 AM

OMFG LOL....has nobody mentioned...VISE GRIPS? that noobish.....anyway, get some vise grips ans get a hold of the alen wrench (hex key w/e) and just pull the little mofo out....then get a new allen wrench....theyre like 50 cents

**Mangudai** · December 31st, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mangudai

Well a little tugging on both screw and putting a healthy amount of WD-40 on. I can say that the screw finally came loose

PROPS to Torch and thEARy

Thanks anyways guys.

**Snowsk5054** · December 31st, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torch

Get another hex key. Craftsman has that lifetime replacement thing. =)

Have some vicegrips? Try clamping them on the new key or half of the broken one. That will give you some more leverage on it. Iff you wrap the body in a towel and put it in a vice while your're working on that screw it would probably be easier.

And you would be suprised at what wd-40 can soak itself into. Spray some on there before you go looking for tools and come back and try again. Just give it at least a few minutes to seep in there.

Umm...yeah he did mention vicegrips GTI, read before you post....I would be a good mod...jk
Just setting the facts straight...

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