Collet stuck

[anthony_marquart]

Just set up a boat. New collet. Tightened it down to check fit. Tried to take shaft out and collet will not come loose. The nut is loose but insert will not come out. What the heck.

Tried heat. Nothing. Spayed some penetrant on it. Waiting.

What should I do. Need it free to run tomorrow.

 

[RodneyPierce]

what brand of collet? If its one from Zipp kits I have had the same issue, more then once. I will only run Octura collets now. Wont run anything with the inserts in them.

 

[anthony_marquart]

How did you get it out?

 

[Ron Olson]

What engine is it on?

 

[anthony_marquart]

NR 21

 

[RodneyPierce]

grabbed it with a pair of plyers and ripped it out.

 

[RodneyPierce]

then tossed that shitty collet in the trash and bought a new cable.

 

[Rene Danner]

If you can see the insert grab a small screwdriver and put it on one of the cuts of the insert and try to spread it,It also happened to me more than once.

Rene

 

[anthony_marquart]

This sucks. Just ready to run a new hull.

 

[Butch Londrigan]

Use a screwdriver and lay it on the brass and give it a wack with small hammer. Mine do it all the time and this works for me

 

[David Murany]

Take the engine out and grab the insert with a pair of vise grips and tap the insert off. Then do as Rodney says and only run octura collets.

 

[Ron Jefferson]

Use a screwdriver and lay it on the brass and give it a wack with small hammer. Mine do it all the time and this works for me

Good advice here. Small tap on the collet side of the slot will release it every time. There's no perfect collet for sure. Octura won't bind on the shaft but it may take a few before you find one that runs true. And don't use vise grips on any toy boat stuff. Most brutal tool ever.

Ron

 

[RodneyPierce]

I find that the Octura collets run the truest out of any that I have tried thus far. Perhaps I have just gotten lucky? Not sure.

 

[Tom Foley]

grabbed it with a pair of plyers and ripped it out.

Exactly .....

 

[dave roach]

Brad Chirsty makes a true one piece collet. S.S.

Dave

 

[Tim_Duggan]

I find that the Octura collets run the truest out of any that I have tried thus far. Perhaps I have just gotten lucky? Not sure.

Same here, never had a bad Octura collet. Can't say the same for another brand......

 

[anthony_marquart]

Use a screwdriver and lay it on the brass and give it a wack with small hammer. Mine do it all the time and this works for me

can you show me a pic or better description on what direction to hit and exact location.

 

[Brian Sorgente]

Sometimes you can give them a whack on the side where the cable comes out and they'll come loose. But if they're really stuck I usually unscrew the collet from the engine, take it out of the boat, then thread a 1/4-24 (I think that's the right size?) screw into the collet where the crank threads in. Or you can use a spare crank if you have one kicking around...Tighten it up until it pushes the insert out. If it happened once, it'll happen again, probably time to get a different one.

Brian

 

[dwilfong]

Throw away the brass insert and use the ss one.

 

[Butch Londrigan]

Put screwdriver here and give it a small wack. Hope this helps.