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JBR · 11-11-2011, 09:19 AM

You can get wooden wedges used for shimming windows & doors at your local lumber yard/big box store for a couple of bucks. They start out at about 1/8 of an inch and taper to about 1/2 thick over 6 inches or so.

I would be careful hitting the shaft, if you miss you could damage the block. Use the kroil and be patient. Maybe a little heat after you clean out the valve chamber, a heat gun would be better than a torch.

If you are going to replace the shafts ( I would) how about a vice grip on both shafts either side of the joint and rock them back and forth in opposite directions?

11-11-2011, 09:19 AM	#79
JBR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 346	Re: My Latest Haul and Collection thus Far You can get wooden wedges used for shimming windows & doors at your local lumber yard/big box store for a couple of bucks. They start out at about 1/8 of an inch and taper to about 1/2 thick over 6 inches or so. I would be careful hitting the shaft, if you miss you could damage the block. Use the kroil and be patient. Maybe a little heat after you clean out the valve chamber, a heat gun would be better than a torch. If you are going to replace the shafts ( I would) how about a vice grip on both shafts either side of the joint and rock them back and forth in opposite directions?