Automag classic valve rebuild kit availability

[RhoXi]

I remember mine being fairly tight but not thread lockered. You can try trowing the parts in the freezer for a while. The different contraction rates of steel vs aluminum sometimes can work them loose. Another thing you can try (if you have one) is use a soldering iron and heat up the bolt itself to avoid heating up the aluminum parts and save the anno.

[Calvin]

I tried the soldering iron. Insufficient. In the end, the torch came out. I turned it down low and just heated the head of the bolt about 15 sec and then I flipped it onto the allen key locked into the vice so I could keep downward pressure onto the allen key. About 5 or 6 gentle bounces of torque and they popped loose. No damage apparent to the finishes. I have forgotten more than I knew. So much to relearn.