removing wire from swageless fitting

[Neptunes Violin]

Hi all:

I am hoping to re-use a swageless fitting. Apparently they are re-usable so why not? I know I will need new internal parts.

ANyway, ... the wire is jammed into the socket. Does anyone know a good way to remove the wire without damaging any threads?

thanks

The Violin

[Brian Duff]

depends on the kind of fitting... and where it is (furlex furlers are much differnet than backstay insulators, for instance). there are many tricks - and I ain't giving them all out at once.

So what you got?

[Neptunes Violin]

Hi and thanks again:

we are talking Norseman backstay insulators.

[matt the rigger]

The best way to get the wire out is to cut the wire as short as you can at the fitting. Then unscrew the fitting a couple of turns,(it helps to have it in a vise).Then find a punch that would be a little smaller than the wire size. With the fitting in the vise knock the wire/cone into the fitting. Once it is loose open the fitting all the way.Then the wire/cone should push right out. Make sure you get new cones(they are sized by the wire size). You can't reuse the old cones. A little clean up, then your ready to reassemble the fitting.

[Brian Duff]

that'll work

[Douglas]

On Sta-loks and Norseman, swageless, what is wrong with re-using the cones and formers ?

My Sta-loks came with ss cones and formers, and when I re-use them, I am not able to visually detect any damage to them, that would require replacement.

So, what is the damage to them, that require replacement ?

I have seen cones in older Sta-Loks , made of brass or bronze, and these were deformed or dented where the ss wire was crushed against them, and these I would replace.

Does anyone have photos of failed Sta-loks, or Norseman fittings, that they could share on this forum ?


Douglas