Pilot Custom 74 Section Disassembly

[firat]

After watching SBRE Brown's Custom 74 disassembly video I though "Hey it look so easy so I'll give it a try as well" and only removed the nib and the feed from the section.

 

However, I couldn't screw out the nib collar piece inside the section, although I endlessly tried the converter screwdriver turn like Brown displays in the video. I should note that mine is a solid black color model sold in the Japanese market, not the demonstrator.

 

I just wanted to ask whether anyone has been able to remove that nib collar placed into the section. I can't tell whether the solid color models' construction is the same as demonstrators' in this part. Could this piece be friction fit as well or is it just not removable? Below is a picture of the piece.

 

Many thanks

[Algester]

I did but it does get very tight overtime so use some warm water and dip the section the section thread is stainless and wont corrode, let it stay there for a couple of minutes the plunge in the converter and then give it a twist

http://i.imgur.com/uzViBb9l.jpg

 

thats the custom heritage 91 at a very... say naked state? also mine was twisting out of the section when it was brand new from Ito-ya during my trip from japan and then subsequently tightened up

Edited September 18, 2014 by Algester

[firat]

I did but it does get very tight overtime so use some warm water and dip the section the section thread is stainless and wont corrode, let it stay there for a couple of minutes the plunge in the converter and then give it a twist

http://i.imgur.com/uzViBb9l.jpg

 

thats the custom heritage 91 at a very... say naked state? also mine was twisting out of the section when it was brand new from Ito-ya during my trip from japan and then subsequently tightened up

 

Many thanks! I will try that. Nib and feed are friction fit on heritage 91, so with a few nimble twists, you can remove them from the nib collar as well.

[lori.arrowood]

Hi all, I am attempting to do this as well. did you have luck with the water technique?

 

Thanks

[The Good Captain]

I still can't get the section out of my 74. Most annoying, as it's a smoky grey demonstrator and I can see the threaded bit inside! The water treatment wasn't successful but it might not have been hot enough.

[arcadeflow]

Brian Goulet has mentioned it is a known problem and he lives with it, his translucent blue one is one of his favorites. Demonstrators are very risky business for OCD