nick_decker1 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 <p>Hi<br>Strange question but here goes... I have this tripod adaptor attached to my great big Manfrotto 058B tripod and it's fastened together incredibly tightly - I certainly don't remember tightening it this much, I suppose it's possible it was tightened when attaching heads/cameras.<br>Does anyone have any tips for how I might loosen it? I thought maybe leaving it outside over night in the cold (metal expands with heat), but it feels cool to the touch already so I don't know if it would help too much.<br>Any ideas - no matter how wacky - would be very very welcome.<br>Thanks<br>Nick</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwest Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Looking at the 120 in the catalog, I'd think that a towel and a pair of adjustable pliers (medium-large) should work. Wrap the towel around the knurled base of the adapter, to protect the finish, and the pliers should get it off easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_momary Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 <p>Spanner wrench on the holes in the disc?<br> Strap wrench or a homemade version of same?<br> One of those rubber-pad jar-lid opener 'thingies'?<br> Barring that, maybe a layer or two of duct tape (to avoid marring) and then pump pliers or a small pipe wrench?<br> (Everything getting cold or hot together doesn't do much, it needs to be differential part heating to give any such advantage)<br> Twisting on a head can exert a lot of locking torque on a 1/4-20 or 3/8-16 thread.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acbeddoe Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 <p>First the WD-40!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_decker1 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 <p>Thanks very much Larry, Jim and Charles for all of your suggestions, I appreciate it.<br> Looks like I need to take a visit to the hardware store. I'll let you know how I go, thanks again.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_ferris Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 <p>Nick,</p> <p>Just put a pair of long nosed pliers in the two smaller holes and then a screwdriver between the jaws of the pliers. If you don't have long nosed pliers two bolts or big nails works too.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_decker1 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 <p>Wow thanks Scott! That technique worked really well. I actually found that when I was undoing it, one of the screws from within the adapter had fallen into a groove on the tripod, making it very difficult. A bit of brute force with the pliers/screw driver combo solved the problem. Thanks again.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_ferris Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 <p>Glad I could help and it worked out :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_bowie Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 <p>I know that this is over a year later, but I just wanted to say thanks to Scott. I had the exact same problem with precisely the same adapter. And that pliers/screwdriver solution worked perfectly!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_ferris Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 <p>Adam,</p> <p>Glad it was of help to you too :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 <p>I now remove the set screws that come on these adapters so they won't ever jam in the tripod base, I don't need them anyway. Good item from Scott I will remember to keep in mind since I have several of these adapters for various uses, not just tripod use per se, they are a nice item for thread mating..gs. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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