Make sure to loosen any hex head locking screws on the underside (if present)
I'll use a washcloth (don't tell wife) and channel locks for stubborn heads etc.
Haven't marred a finish yet....strap wrench may be the preferred choice, if worried. GL
Hard screws and bolts become easy to turn if you drop some pure alcohol into the gap. The alcohol easily flows into tight gaps and works like a grease for a short time.
Maybe you drop some alcohol into the gap between tripod and ball head base and try to unlock after ten seconds.
Good luck
Hard screws and bolts become easy to turn if you drop some pure alcohol into the gap. The alcohol easily flows into tight gaps and works like a grease for a short time.
Maybe you drop some alcohol into the gap between tripod and ball head base and try to unlock after ten seconds.
Good luck
jhg photo wrote:
Hard screws and bolts become easy to turn if you drop some pure alcohol into the gap. The alcohol easily flows into tight gaps and works like a grease for a short time.
Maybe you drop some alcohol into the gap between tripod and ball head base and try to unlock after ten seconds.
Good luck
But be sure the alcohol is potable - then if all this fails, you can drink it.
The screws they're talking about are on the underside of the base the ballhead is screwed into. There can be 0 to three of them depending on brand. Actually it's not a particularly good idea to use them as they can warp the ballhead's base and make panning more difficult.
If you've determined that there or no screws or or the one or more screws there are loose, get yourself a small strap wrench and use it with a jerking motion on the panning base of the ballhead.
Not truly familiar with the 2540, but I know my Gitzo has no center column and a hook for hanging things on the underside of the plate. I have found, when changing heads, that this hook has to be loosened a little for the head to come off.
If all else fails, squirt some WD-40 between the plate and head, give it a couple minutes to move through, flip the tripod upside down for a second so the fluid runs onto the mounting screw and give it a go.
This not about lubricating the connection, just force.
Tighten the panning knob as much as possible.
Twist the head on the vertical axis.
Try untightening with a lot of upward pulling.
I just had this issue on a head that had Locktite applied. No tools I had would budge the head. I had to heat the bolt with a torch for a few moments after disassembling the head so I could access the bolt. After heating, the bolt just unscrewed. Careful with heat though, for all the obvious reasons.
