How to undo a D5?

Cleeecooo · 30 Oct 2013 at 21:42

I'm struggling to undo the standard top that comes with the D5. I've tried looking at some videos, and I've done it in the past with different D5s, but I'm really struggling with this one.

Firstly, do all D5s have remove able tops? I'm pretty certain this one does

Secondly, any other tips? I've been trying all day with no avail

Jokester · 30 Oct 2013 at 21:51

The plastic gnurled ring unscrews, if you hold the motor body tight and then unscrew it. Might just be stiff.

Cleeecooo · 30 Oct 2013 at 21:53

Dammit, that's what I was doing all along. Any way at all to make it easier? I don't have the muscles necessary

horrorxpunk · 30 Oct 2013 at 22:52

I could lend you my weights, you could do some training programmes and you'll have the top of that D5 in no time xP

Cleeecooo · 30 Oct 2013 at 23:43

horrorxpunk said:
I could lend you my weights, you could do some training programmes and you'll have the top of that D5 in no time xP

I need it done by tomorrow latest

Now where's my powerball?

Hakanese · 1 Nov 2013 at 00:34

If worst comes to worst... some cloth around the gnurling.. large adjustable wrench.. hold the motor and hit the end of wrench with a hammer/mallet/wooden object

Cleeecooo · 1 Nov 2013 at 08:12

Hakanese said:
If worst comes to worst... some cloth around the gnurling.. large adjustable wrench.. hold the motor and hit the end of wrench with a hammer/mallet/wooden object

This is what it came to in the end:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25220705&postcount=262

Adam182 · 1 Nov 2013 at 14:47

Surely someone must have glued it together for it to end up like that! - Adam

twist3d0n3 · 1 Nov 2013 at 15:04

had one that was an absolute mare to open, so took my dremel to the threaded ring

Cleeecooo · 1 Nov 2013 at 15:10

Adam182 said:
Surely someone must have glued it together for it to end up like that! - Adam

No idea how it ended up like this. It's my oldest D5!

I think that it must've had some limescale in it, but even the delimescaler didn't do anything

twist3d0n3 said:
had one that was an absolute mare to open, so took my dremel to the threaded ring

How many discs did it take? 4 of may dremel disks died during this

Addicted · 1 Nov 2013 at 15:16

Use one of the rubber pullers used to undo Oil filters on cars.

But then they are tight for a reason, you'd complain if it fell off

Cleeecooo · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:53

Addicted said:
Use one of the rubber pullers used to undo Oil filters on cars.

But then they are tight for a reason, you'd complain if it fell off

I'm the sort of person who'd take my car to a garage to get it fixed

I would certainly complain if it fell off, still haven't seen one as tight as this before though! Glad the ordeal is over