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Old 03-03-2009, 02:17 PM
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Default RE: Remove Panzer III return wheel mounts?

ORIGINAL: dyeager535

A bit confused on the dremel part. You used a dremel on the inside of the hull to grind the "legs" down, which imparted heat to the area, perhaps making the glue weaker? Or did you use a real thin dremel blade and cut the mounts off the outside of the hole? It sounds like you simply cut the mount off the outside, not retaining the "legs" that mount them?

I had no problem with the return rollers themselves, I simply grabbed the wheel assembly with a pair of pliers and pulled all six of them straight from the hull.

I suppose if heat is the answer, I could use my heat gun on the hull and see if it weakens the glue. But with the return roller being glued to the outer part of the hull, I don't know as I could get all the glued areas hot enough before melting one spot.

I've got the metal replacements, but I figured I could get rid of the plastic ones to folks that aren't interested in metal, IF I could get them off in one piece.
Are you talking about the 3 corners, I just cut right through that I did not worry about keeping them nice as I too will eventually replace the whole thing with the metal mounts and the parts that I did cut off I just filled in with plastic! The heat part was the center shaft or axle that is glued into the hull!
Oh what I find great for loosening CA or other kinds of glue is WD-40 an it does not hurt the plastic!

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