Picked up a barely used Sand Shark recently and in trying to do a complete breakdown and clean I cannot seem to separate the lower rods from each other. Even though its only a year old I'm guessing sand has worked it's way into the pole lock. I've tried spraying WD40 and soapy water into the lock but I still can't get them to budge. I can get the pole lock to turn. Just wondered if anybody has a suggestion.
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Sand Shark rods locked
- Thread starter rollie29
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Arizona Slim
New member
Try pushing it "IN" rather than try ing to pull it "Out" to work it loose (but not too far), then run hot water through it and and just keep working it. Sounds like the previous owner never boke it down or cleaned it.
Had similar issue with my Sand Shark about a year ago after letting it sit; should have taken the poles apart and rinsed then dried rather than just rinsing the outside.
Take the detector box and coil off, don't spray them with the WD-40. Spray around the spring clips and all the holes that are drilled in the aluminum shaft as well as where the lower plastic shaft slides into the aluminum one. Try putting a phillips head screw driver that is close to the size of the coil bolt through the hole that the coil mounts to and use that for some leverage to try to rotate the shaft and break the bond it has. Put some pressure one direction then the other and if you get any movement then it will start loosening quickly after you get that first break in the corrosion bonding. Doesn't hurt to let the lubricants sit for a while and then spray again and let it sit for a while longer if it doesn't come apart on the first try. Could also try hot water and cold water temperature cycles and then spraying the WD40, although I didn't need to try temperature cycles. When I got mine apart, it looked like the pads that the pole lock puts pressure against to take the wobble out had bonded with the rod where they contacted it.
Good luck!
tvr
Take the detector box and coil off, don't spray them with the WD-40. Spray around the spring clips and all the holes that are drilled in the aluminum shaft as well as where the lower plastic shaft slides into the aluminum one. Try putting a phillips head screw driver that is close to the size of the coil bolt through the hole that the coil mounts to and use that for some leverage to try to rotate the shaft and break the bond it has. Put some pressure one direction then the other and if you get any movement then it will start loosening quickly after you get that first break in the corrosion bonding. Doesn't hurt to let the lubricants sit for a while and then spray again and let it sit for a while longer if it doesn't come apart on the first try. Could also try hot water and cold water temperature cycles and then spraying the WD40, although I didn't need to try temperature cycles. When I got mine apart, it looked like the pads that the pole lock puts pressure against to take the wobble out had bonded with the rod where they contacted it.
Good luck!
tvr
fwcrawford
Well-known member
Looks like you already have some pretty good suggestions to try, but I will try to add some advice.
Try taking the control box and coil off of the rod and let it soak in a container large enough to allow the shaft to be completely
submerged for a day or two and then try to loosen it.
You might even try spraying water all around the areas where the shaft comes apart to try and remove the sand.. do this while trying to rotate the knob.
One guy suggested to cover the holes with tape.. I do that too.
I always take the shaft apart and clean after EVERY water hunt.
Sand that comes out of the scoop during target recovery seems to be the culprit of the sand getting into the shaft and making
it hard to take apart.
Try taking the control box and coil off of the rod and let it soak in a container large enough to allow the shaft to be completely
submerged for a day or two and then try to loosen it.
You might even try spraying water all around the areas where the shaft comes apart to try and remove the sand.. do this while trying to rotate the knob.
One guy suggested to cover the holes with tape.. I do that too.
I always take the shaft apart and clean after EVERY water hunt.
Sand that comes out of the scoop during target recovery seems to be the culprit of the sand getting into the shaft and making
it hard to take apart.
The reasons I don't seal the holes (after trying it):
-With the holes sealed there is enough air trapped to make the shaft buoyant and I would need to push the coil towards the bottom.
-Even sealed, over time, enough water leaked in so that when I got out of the water and lifted the coil up, water ran down my arm. Thus, where the waders had kept me dry, I was now wet.
Try it. Do what works best for you.
tvr
-With the holes sealed there is enough air trapped to make the shaft buoyant and I would need to push the coil towards the bottom.
-Even sealed, over time, enough water leaked in so that when I got out of the water and lifted the coil up, water ran down my arm. Thus, where the waders had kept me dry, I was now wet.
Try it. Do what works best for you.
tvr
Just be patient and do not use too much force. The very fine sand with salt creates a tight seal and you definitely need to wash it out. I did that once (after a week) and it took me quite a while to take the lower shaft out. Warm water from a "massage" shower (hard stream, something like a pressure cleaner) helps a lot.