I know this subject has been covered a quite some length in the past but as I'm currently a victim of a jammed rod that won't budge despite applying ice, hot water, hairdryer, plenty of elbow grease and a liberal amount of swearing, does anybody have any new advice?
(And yes I know if I'd applied candle wax prior to assembly I wouldn’t have this problem, but it's a bit late now!)
All suggestions gratefully received!

Cheers

Andy

Andy
you will need another person to do this with you.
Place your left hand on one side of the stuck joint and the other right hand on the other side of the joint nearest your body.The other person does the same left hand on one side of joint near you and his hand in front of yours (his hand is now closer to the joint than yours)the other hand again on the other side of the joint and behind your hand this time.Together you both need to push and pull, NOT twist you push with your left hand and pull with your right ie the hand nearest your body pulls ,the other hand pushes.it and it will come off.Why I dont know but it has worked for me many times and never failed me even on the ones which everything had been tried.It sounds complicated and hard to describe if you need to talk about it let me know.

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Kevin

Indeed
I think a picture would help
If I've read this right I have a hand each side of the join and so does my mate, we then both push (towards each other?). It sounds like we should cancel each other out and get nowhere, unless he is bigger in which case I will fall over!

I have yet to be let down by the rod behind the knees and push apart method.


Andy

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if i could draw it on here I would, have added a bit which I had forgot to say which should help after reading exerods post
never tried your way exerod and if your pretty athletic worth a try,have heard others use it but not seen it done.

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Kevin

Wrap one side of the joint in rubber and put it in a vice, be careful not to crush the rod.

Ah I see, makes sense now

Andy

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A technique that have worked for me, is to hold the rod behind your knees. hold your hands close together so that you have one hand on each side of the stuck join. Hold the rod like this behind your knees, slowly move your knees apart. This way you can use the strength of your legs to pull the rod apart.

Hope it helps

This method has always worked for me.

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Try increasing the diameter of the rod both above and below the ferrule in order to improve your grip on the two sections. An old pal and I always carried a small selection of rubber tubing of different diameters, to suit a range of rods -- off-cuts about 3 or 4 inches long, split from end to end. Slip a tube over each section, close to the joint, grip firmly and pull while twisting, but keep the twisting minimal. Some say that you shouldn't twist rod sections, but the advice for assembling them is to close the joint on hollow rods by pushing, with a slight twist to align, according to one manufacturer. TC
PS Whatever you try, be absolutely certain that you pull in a straight line, any bending, and it could be 'good-bye rod!!' Good luck, TerryC

I've found that a pair of washing-up gloves work well to increase your grip on a rod. Don't put them on, just wrap them around the rod so you get better grip and a larger diameter to hold on to.

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