Epoxy removal

[zbrown]

do you the magnets need to be reused?

Sounds like a dumb question, but i am not positive they need to be salvaged if you say you were heating them...... unless you were using a heat gun, and in my head you were using a rose bud. haha

[vss2k]

Paint Removers such as Old Masters TM-4 would work well because they are heavy bodied almost like a paste for vertical surfaces. Make sure to wear gloves, beacause it burns. TM-4 has the ability to remove up to 15 layers at a time, so it should suffice for epoxy

[63vette]

Methylene Chloride is the only chemical that will touch it. It also causes more health hazards than I would be willing to deal with. I would replace the cam gear sensor Mr. Moneybags.

[24valvenotak]

kleen strip aircraft remover?

[63vette]

fishin... did someone say fishin? I know fishin.

[XJHEAD]

63vette;260597 wrote:
Methylene Chloride is the only chemical that will touch it. It also causes more health hazards that I have to deal with.
That explains a lot..

[XJHEAD]

Try freezing it and a good whack. Use a can of freon, spray it upside down to get the liquid on it.

[Rexwagon]

XJHEAD;260643 wrote:
Try freezing it and a good whack. Use a can of freon, spray it upside down to get the liquid on it.

lol cuz thats legal..........

not that I care. lol

[63vette]

Unhook the freon line from your homes central air, point it an the part, have a beer, chuckle and go back inside.
Then use a 12lb hammer, it will pop right off........in little pieces.
Come on! Its magnets, freezing them and hitting them wont ruin them right?

[XJHEAD]

Where did he say he was re-using them?

[63vette]

Oh, thats different. Then just cut them off with a dremel and clean the excess off with a razor blade and some emery cloth.

[DaveH]

The magnets are 1/8" diameter by 1/4" deep. The cam gears are drilled so that the magnets drop into a 1/8" hole and are flush with the surface of the gear. Then a little epoxy is poured in the hole and the magnet set in. I haven't tried to drill or machine the magnets yet, I put two in incorrectly and hate to have to start all over with a new gear. There are 13 magnets in the gear, and a new set of magnets is $80.

[XJHEAD]

Can you drill the backside with a small bit and try to push them out?