<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>How to remove PVA glued hammers.</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">...hopefully you've already clamped all the shanks, so all you have to do is</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">pull the hammers off,</font> ...<font face="Arial" color="#000000"> You don't even have to remove the shanks and flanges from the stack</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>One can not remove a tight hammer from the shank while it is still attached to the rail and not damage the center. Even using a glue collar remover without supporting the shank with pliers damages the center.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The time it takes to remove them from the rail is negligible compared to center repairs.</div> <div>I bet I can unscrew the h/s/f/, pop the hammer off the shank, clean the collar and reinstall the h/s/f in half the time it takes your glue to get all warm and gooey; with not risk to the centers.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>