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Plastic Gooseneck still stuck

Andy

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Plastic Goosenecks Gardiner Pole Systems

Still have this stuck in the end of my slx have tried taking apart and using a spanner 2people one holding the pole 2 handed and one trying the spanner won't budge almost to it snapping and I can't fu** the pole by snapping the plastic off in the pole I need to use it. Went in easy enough when I put it in. Thought the Gooseneck fittings just slipped out to charge different fittings. Any ideas

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ive nver had any issues like that but have u tried maybe putting it in boiling hot water for a few mins to see if it softens it all up enough to get it out?

 
Put something long and thin enough inside the pole section and bang it on the floor. I used a length of copper pipe when I had the same problem. Shifted it fairly quickly if I remember correctly, couldn't budge it any other way.

 
Put something long and thin enough inside the pole section and bang it on the floor. I used a length of copper pipe when I had the same problem. Shifted it fairly quickly if I remember correctly, couldn't budge it any other way.
Yep, I once had to knock one out from the inside via a length of 15mm copper pipe.

 
Personally I would sacrifice the resinek rather than chance damaging the pole. First of all I would try to gently warm the resinek with a hair dryer. It will need a fair bit of time. Some plastics can absorb water and swell. This is a reversible process with dry heat.

If that didn't work, I would cut it off at the clamp and then try to drill it out with a drill bit slightly bigger than the hole through the center of the resinek. You could probably drill it straight out but lining the drill bit up straight would be more difficult to judge.

I don't know what materials Gardiners use in its manufacture, but Nylon does absorb moisture and moisture causes the nylon to swell. I first experienced this on my Ford Sierra's front suspension when heavy duty nylon bushes were fitted to my front suspension components. In the cooler dry winter months in South Africa the suspension was noisy but in the warmer wet summer months it was tight. I always presumed it was the temperature difference but not moisture content until much later when it was explained to me.

Here's a bit of info;

NYLON PLASTIC

 
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I would say they are made from polypropylene. Id rather lose the Gooseneck than the pole but drilling it won't be easy it's proper in there and with out removing almost all the plastic inside the pole I don't see it collapsing enough to be removed

 
Plastic Goosenecks Gardiner Pole Systems
Still have this stuck in the end of my slx have tried taking apart and using a spanner 2people one holding the pole 2 handed and one trying the spanner won't budge almost to it snapping and I can't fu** the pole by snapping the plastic off in the pole I need to use it. Went in easy enough when I put it in. Thought the Gooseneck fittings just slipped out to charge different fittings. Any ideas

Thanks
I have same problem with Gardiner extender. Staked in quick lock connection

 
Andy this has happened to me also , i change it once a month to a longer gooseneck for a job , I just kept twisting mine round, I keep forgetting to sand it down a bit

 
Iv had 2 hands on the pole and someone with a spanner on the Gooseneck and if we had twisted any harder it would have snapped. My son goes back to work on Monday he works for a property maintance company he is going to bring home some copper pipe. I still can't believe how tight it it is after the clamp has been slackened right off. And this does seem to be a problem for something that should be quick release.

 
Iv had 2 hands on the pole and someone with a spanner on the Gooseneck and if we had twisted any harder it would have snapped. My son goes back to work on Monday he works for a property maintance company he is going to bring home some copper pipe. I still can't believe how tight it it is after the clamp has been slackened right off. And this does seem to be a problem for something that should be quick release.
Definitely something not right with this. Occasionally with plastic moldings the tolerances with age or use can become too tight and they can become stiff - it is very rare for this to happen though, but a pain when it does.

It may be worth heating up the part so that twisting it has greater effect - a little heat will often reduce the friction. If this does not help then please email me on [email protected] and we can arrange collection of the pole and sort this out for you along with a replacement plastic gooseneck that is actually quick-release! Alternatively the plastic part can be sawn off and the remaining stuck-in shaft drilled-out. If you decide to do this instead we can send you a replacement gooseneck.

 
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