Thanks for sharing. Here's another Genny removal tip. If u have a Genny spring handy,wind the open coil side of spring into the bottom of stubborn Genny (not pricker end). Now gently wind the coil of your spare spring into the lay of the spring that is stuck inside the genny ,clockwise,for about 1 inch. Ready??? Now just pull the bastard out. If its still being precious,use,croil,WD 40,quench with spring attached (no direct heat to exposed spring).Then manipulate. Your welcome. Mate, you helped and tutored me when i got my first M1950,an Akron Rogers '64,i knew nothing,but you helped me close that gap. So i hope this helps pay back a bit of gratitude for your knowledge and help along the way. Thanks mate, Murray
Now that's just too cool. I think that would have to work much easier. I don't know why I haven't thought of that. Thank you very much. I will definitely give this a try the next time I have a stubborn generator. Thanks, and God bless.
Great Idea, I've destroyed the paper on those generators a number of times trying to get them out. Seems like heating and quenching in water makes them self destruct also. I wonder what would happen if you tried to run the generator without the paper? Would it just get to hot or perhaps the cleaning rod wouldn't stay center and would come out of the mounting hook?
I have tried this in the past with success and without success. They are far and few between but sometimes you get one that just wants to be stubborn. Thanks for watching and God bless.
I had the same problem with the cardboard piece getting stuck on the spring in my generator. I ended up unscrewing the tip and using a small long handled allen wrench that was slightly smaller than the thread to push out the spring and cardboard tube. It mangled the screen in the process. Question: what purpose does the cardboard sleeve serve? Is it a guide for the spring or something other. Also, is the small filter screen needed after I put the generator back together? More at risk of getting the tip clogged is my guess. Thanks!
Sorry for the late response. For some reason I'm just seeing this comment. Don't worry about crushing the mesh in the generator. I usually just throw them away. The newer replacement generator doesn't even have them anymore. It's really hard to reassemble with it bending the needle. I think the cardboard sleeve is just to keep an even heat inside the generator but I'm not an expert on this. Thanks for stopping by and God bless.
I been fighting with these things for a few years now and didn't even think about it until a friend had a problem getting one apart and I sit down and thought about it. Lol.
