How do I remove stuck step-down adapter?

TMerry

TMerry

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As per my previous post which Barry solved:

I bought a used HVX200 and apparently it has a Redrock 82 > 72 step down adapter on it, I can't get off!

That sucker is on there TIGHT and I'm worried about cranking on
it too hard to get it off.

Anyone have any tips on removing filters/adapters that are stuck?

Thanks again :-)
 
Mine's been stuck for about a year now. None of the tips and tricks I found from here and other forums worked. :undecided
 
pmark23 said:
Mine's been stuck for about a year now. None of the tips and tricks I found from here and other forums worked. :undecided
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Aye-aye-aye,
I wonder if there's any image degradation from using a stepdown adapter
and then a 72mm UV or polarizer filter?

I've been afraid to even step outside with it, without a protective filter on this bad boy. :Drogar-Shock(DBG):
 
Try the following very carefully
Warm and cool slightly a few times with a cloth and a hair dryer
Then use either one or two thin rubber band wrenches which you can get at a good hardware store--they are used for delicate stuck pipes.

As a last resort, create two tiny grooves with a dremel, then punch two staples into a board and use it as a twist off.
Needless to say, you run some risk, use serious caution.
 
there is a little plumbing tool, sort of like they use to remove oil filters on cars that will take it right off. its basically a big pair of pliers but one side is much longer than the other.
 
I had the very same problem a few weeks ago. I used rubber kitchen gloves to have more grip on the stepdown ring and it worked. But it was still very hard to get it off even with the rubber gloves.
Get yourself some gloves and try adding a few tiny drops of oil around the ring and spread it with an ear tip, that might help a bit too. Just take care so you dont get any oil on your lens but there is enough clearance and no real danger as long as you take care.

btw.. i used gloves on both hands get also more grip on the camera. If that still doesnt work, get a second person to wear gloves and have that person holding the camera while you grip the stepdown ring with both rubber gloved hands.

If you don't get it off like that you never will :)
 
the tool i mentioned can be had at most any home depot/lowes. costs about $8 and youll be set. i can send pics if youd like.
 
That tool is a set of Channel Locks. The ones with the blue handgrips. Buy the biggest size and take your time.
 
You could also try shrinking the ring a bit....you'll need to completely protect the rest of the camera, especially the lens...lay the camera in the sun, then use gloves or whatever wrench these guys suggest, but before you try to take it off take a can of compressed air and turn it upside down....while upside down spray the ring with the air.

The air that comes out of a can of compressed air when upside down is EXTREMELY cold, so be careful....but the temperature difference between the camera that has laid in the sun, and the ring being quite cold from the spray down should help to ease the ring off.
 
I have found any pliers you have laying around the house will work, but just be very careful about not pressing so hard as to mess up the threads or scratch the lens.
 
here is the tool i used:

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yes, its more or less channel-locks. but a much more nimble version and one side is 2x or more longer than the other. worked for me EVERY TIME
 
wgzn said:
here is the tool i used:

yes, its more or less channel-locks. but a much more nimble version and one side is 2x or more longer than the other. worked for me EVERY TIME
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THANKS WGZN.
Appreciate the extra work of U posting this ;-)
-Tommy
 
Yeah!!!!

Yeah!!!!

I finally got the damn thing off.
wgzn: my hardware store didn't cary those types of chanel-locks and the
ones I own are to cumbersome to grab the lense. I bought a
grip-it strap wrech but it kept slipping off.

But they did have bags of assorted rubber bands.
I bought a bag that had the flat kind that aren't to wide, cause the
redrock adapters are pretty darn thin.

I wrapped the rumbber band arround the 82>72 adapter ring,
laid the p2 side of the camera on my lap, and the with
two thumbs and two index fingers I spaced evenly around the circle
applied even pressure and BAM it released.

Can't remember who suggested the rubber band but

Thanks for all your suggestions - my m2/flip comes on monday and now I'll be able to use it! :2vrolijk_08:


Keywords: stuck, adapter, filter, remove
 
Just in case anyone needs one in the future and wants to buy one, that tool is actually a basket strainer lock nut wrench for kitchen sinks.
It's used to remove or tighten that big huge nut on the bottom of a kitchen sink.
 
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