Gunner Asch wrote:

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:26:28 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Some more Kroil soak time and a bit more heat from a heat gun (~180F or
so) managed to get it free. The threads all look fine, must have just
been seated really tight.

Probably they used assembly "locktite" or something similar during the
finishing process. Or even a bit of metal finish liquid got hung in
there. Ive seen some sticky ones out of the box, but never one that
tight.

Be sure to put some antisieze compound on it..and watch your eyes the
first time you fire it. Sometimes that stuff can migrate a bit and go
everywhere when you pull the trigger.

They do use locktite on the threads between the brake and weight
sections, however the barrel threads that the locknut and the back end
of the brake run on just have a slot with a nylon strip.

I did use a small amount of anti-sieze on the threads when reassembling
it, and also did not leave it set at zero. Normally it wouldn't be at
zero once you establish the correct setting for a particular load.