Any general advice as to things to try & how to proceed? I have removed the section.
Any general advice as to things to try & how to proceed? I have removed the section.
Since you have it apart, I would upend it in a cup, fill the barrel with water with an eyedropper and let it soak for days before applying any force.
guyy (June 28th, 2021)
That was my idea, too. We’ll see how it goes in a few days.
An afterthought: During the soak, push the open end into a bulb syringe and squeeze the bulb to push water against the piston and hopefully through dried ink around its perimeter.
I had to check - the 234 1/2 has the telescoping piston. Be very gentle with trying to get it unstuck. If the clutch of the piston is damaged, you'll be into replacing the piston too. A good soak is a good idea here.....
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Ron, the early 234 1/2s have the telescoping pistons. The later ones like mine don’t.
Well good. I'm glad I was wrong. I hate the blasted things.
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No luck on getting the piston to move up or down. I notice it does turn. The locking washer seems to be riding a bit high on the threads.
I was able to get the locknut off using a toothpick. The cork is still stuck.
Further progress: I picked out the cork with a toothpick. It was pretty easy because it was so punky. However, the piston still doesn't move. It appears there's a problem with the mechanism.
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