Jammed Pin: How to Remove It Efficiently?

When a pin is stuck, removing it can be a long and challenging process, delaying equipment maintenance. Various methods are commonly used: lubrication and hammering, heating, or hydraulic extraction. However, these solutions can be ineffective, time-consuming, and even damage the equipment.

Issues with Traditional Methods

• Lubrication and hammering: slow and often ineffective.
• Hydraulic equipment: risk of severe damage with no guaranteed success.
• Multiple employees involved: longer processes increase non-productive costs.

A Faster, More Effective Solution: Exothermic Cutting & Piercing

Our field experience has shown that using equipment capable of simultaneously piercing and heating the pin enables quicker extraction. Exothermic cutting & piercing tubes, such as Sodel Vulcain-Grizzly, provide an efficient solution that significantly reduces maintenance time and increases productivity.

Extraction Procedure Using Exothermic Cutting Tubes

1.Start piercing the pin while ensuring a flow space to allow molten metal to escape, making the process easier for the operator.

2.Continue piercing until the pin is fully perforated.

3.Immediately cool the pin by spraying cold water using a hose. The sudden temperature change will contract the metal.

4.Extract the pin manually or with mechanical assistance.

Optimize Maintenance Time with a Proven Solution

If conventional extraction methods fail and time is critical, the Sodel Vulcain-Grizzly duo offers a fast, reliable, and cost-effective alternative to remove a jammed pin safely.