can i use heat to get gland nut loose.

[gus 7777]

can i use heat to get gland nut loose?

 

[Mobiltech]

It might help if there is loctite on it. If it has a nylok nut it will melt the nylok and you will need a new nut.
What size nut on what brand of cylinder?

 

[Delmer]

A picture might help, some styles really benefit from peening. The main drawback is ruining plastic or rubber parts.

 

[cosmaar1]

can i use heat to get gland nut loose?

Heat is last option. Try the “peening” method, using a spanner wrench with a big ole bar behind it, or pipe wrench. Those have been my success stories, however I have used a bit of heat also at times.

 

[Welder Dave]

Would really help to know what machine and what cylinder? Your question is too generic. Peening won't do anything on a cylinder with the gland nut threaded on the outside of the barrel. It's a gland nut and not a rod nut?

 

[Drag racer]

Seen one fellow tack welded a bar to nut whacked it with sledge hammer worked good.

 

[Welder Dave]

We need to know what kind of gland nut?

 

[rumblecloud]

A couple of images will help some as well as the type of cylinder and the machine itself.

 

[Kevin Foust]

Most JCBs have a pin under the wide band.

 

[ps66x4]

Pictures help alot.