Removing Sta-Loks

[benjiwoodboat]

So, these are supposedly re-usable... but not easily I found out today. Any tips or tricks to getting a sto-lok dissambled for re-use?

Cut wire right above Sta-lok and punch it thru from the back? Unbend each strand individually and pry out the cone from the front?

[Douglas]

Hi Ben , yes, I think that you got it ,,,,,, cut the wire close, then put the nut in the vice and hammer-punch the wire back out, and disassemble.

I pack my Sta-Loks with the blue neutral cure electrical silicone, and these come apart easily . Then I use the ss wire brushes in my Dremel tool to clean the old silicone from the internal parts. Then I use ss pickling paste to re-passivate all the parts, then re-buff - polish the exterior surfaces, then using the Toss recommended 50 power h / h microscope , inspect all the parts .

I must get a good squeze out of the silicone around the 1 X 19 as it exits the sta-Lok , or rust will start there.

I think that there are other useful threads, here, on this subject, too.

Douglas

[benjiwoodboat]

Thanks Douglas, shoulda known you'd know. Remind me about this pickling paste you use...

[knothead]

If you have access to a vise, clamp the terminal between the jaws unscrew the fitting. Then screw it back on three turns.
Remove the terminal from the vise and clamp the wire between the jaws about two inches from the fitting.
Put a wrench on the fitting and turn it hard in the direction that would tighten the lay of the wire. While holding the pressure, whack the end of the eye or stud with a steel hammer and the fitting will usually pop free.
Then unscrew it again, slide the terminal back and cut off the end of the wire, wedge and all.

In my experience, this method is quicker, easier and causes less damage to the fitting than cutting the wire off flush and driving it out with a punch.

[benjiwoodboat]

Interesting. I'lll try it. Jeff at Rigging Only said to cut the wire 1" from the terminal, I guess to avoid damaging the terminal as you allude to here. Thanks for the input.