My husband is an architect. Need I say more? He is a fine designer but a klutz with tools. My (our) problem is removing a stubborn latch sleeve from a door on our boat. I purchased new hardware for three doors (the latch type used on screen doors, 1 1/4-inch thick. He got two installed, but the old sleeve in one of the doors seems to have been pounded into place and has corroded over time and refuses to budge. I asked our marina guys to give it a try, but they only succeeded in tearing apart the small flange they were able to grip. Tried a small saw to cut through it, but by hand we got nowhere. Any good ideas out there?
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Well, if you could rewrite the post and give a bit more precise detail about the latch sleeve, the 1 1/4 inch thick, and the flange you'll probably get some response. But if you are really serious about the dilemma then take a picture of it close up and post it here and you'll be sure to get several answers to work from. Welcome to Breaktime!
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Except for burning the door up, LOL, all the suggestions were relevant. Looks like all but Rez understood exactly what the problem was...except that the sleeve is not aluminum but a much harder metal. We did think of an option, ask a locksmith. They must deal with this problem often when they change locks.
Thanks to all.
Mini
Hi mini- I reread your post and finally see the picture. I think drilling with a drill bit of the same size as the sleeve, or using a smaller size chisel would be the best bet. If a chisel, I'd just chisel part way and pry the sides in a bit to give you something to grab on to and a squirt of WD40 in there before clamping on to it with some heavy needle nose pliers. If possible, collapse both sides of the chiseled area of the cylinder sleeve together to the center point of the sleeve in order to give you a stronger place to clamp on and give it a twisting motion as you pull it out.
Hope this helps.
...sitting in his nowhereland.
Edited 12/22/2002 5:26:06 PM ET by rez
Edited 12/23/2002 1:17:28 AM ET by rez
Maybe a metal cutting blade in a jigsaw. Put the blade into the sleeve with the shoe of the saw against the edge of the door. If the blade plunges deeper than the hole, put an appropriate sized spacer beneath the shoe. Be careful to stop as soon as your through the sleeve. If this works at all, I'd give it three cuts: 2:00, 6:00, and 10:00.
Once it's cut in thirds, you should be able to pry them in away from the wood and hopefully pull it right out.
All of this assumes I understand the situation correctly.
Be patient with it.
Another day, another tool.
It kind of depends on what is in the sleeve the OD (Outside diameter) of the sleeve is what it is made of. If it is not very big you can drill it out. if it is large and you have a saber saw you can get metal cutting saber saw blade and use that to cut a slot in it leant wise. If you have a drill you can get a die grinder bit made of carbide and cut the sleeve with that. The die grinder bit will work in a drill but it turns slower then it is designed but it will work.
There is also pipe extractors that are use when a pipe gets broken off. The work by putting pressure on the inside of the pipe that might work but may make the sleeve tighter in the door. The come in different sizes.
Take a wood chisel and cut thru the aluminum sleeve on each side. The sleeve will pry out fairly easy. You will not damage the chisel, some hardwoods are harder than aluminum.
throw the door in a fire.
you wil be able to sift the barrel out of the ashes after the fire has gone out.
Mr T
Don't mention it!
Do not try this at home!
I am a trained professional!