Parker 45 Nib Removal

[dickydotcom]

I have had a Parker 45 for many years and it's been fine.

Recently however it has a very poor ink delivery so I thought I'd check out the nib and feed.

I have just picked up another old P45 in very poor condition and thought I'd try on that.

I watched a video and it looked simple: just unscrew the hood cover and remove.

It wouldn't budge. I've put it in hot water, soaked it flushed it and used as much force as I can muster. It wont move.

 

So I moved on to my good one and it was very easy. I just unscrewed the hood and slid it off the feed. I haven't yet tested it to see if the flow has improved but I would like to get the nib out of the other one in case it's in better condition than my user.

 

So my question: What can I do to try and release the one that is stuck?

 

Dick D

 

[bsenn]

Keep soaking. Try with a little dish soap in the water. If you do not have an ultrasonic cleaner, put the soaking container on your clothes washing machine while it is running. Soak a few days. If that does not do it move on to ammonia, 10:1 water/ammonia.

 

Good luck!

Brian

[Sasha Royale]

Room temp water and patience ! Don't force anything, or it might break. And, certainly NO MORE HOT WATER !

The heat likely caused parts to expand and get more stuck.

[View from the Loft]

Presumably it took several years to get to this stage, so I echo the advice of patience and soaking at room temperature. It took me a fortnight, but I finally got my Mum's nib unscrewed from the rest of her P45.

[Freddy]

I can only echo what has been said....Accept Patience and Perseverance..with tap water.

Given enough time it will open.

 

Fred

[PAKMAN]

Also, if you aren't soaking the entire section inside and out you should make sure water is in the inside to better remove the offending ink. A 1/10 solution of ammonia and water seems to accelerate the clean out process.

 

Oh and when you try to twist the nib unit try using a wide rubber band to improve your grip.

[OcalaFlGuy]

 

Oh and when you try to twist the nib unit try using a wide rubber band to improve your grip.

Good gripper material that allows for Sure and precisely targetable gripping Cannot be over emphasized.

 

I use bicycle inner tube. Free from any bike shop (toss always).

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[ac12]

If you have any decent amount of pens, or buy a decent amount of used pen, you should get a ultrasonic cleaner (USC). USCs are not very expensive, about $35 or $40 on Amazon. I think there is a thread in the repair section on choosing/buying an USC.

I found my USC invaluable for cleaning out old ink from pens. And I am still amazed at how much ink comes out of then pen when I put it in the USC.

 

One warning. An USC can deplate a gold PLATED nib. I completely depated one nib and partial depated 2 other nibs. So if the nib is plated, limit the exposure to the USC.

 

I use it regularly to free up Esterbrook nib assemblies so I can unscrew them. The old dry ink cements the nib assembly into the section. And it takes a bit of work with the USC to get the dry ink out from the threads.

[dickydotcom]

many thanks for all the replies.

I'll let you know in a couple of weeks how I get on.

Dick D

[dickydotcom]

many thanks for all the replies.

I'll let you know in a couple of weeks how I get on.

Dick D

Well it only took three days of soaking for the water in the jar to stay clean when changed.

I left it one more day and hey presto it came undone with no pressure at all.

I am truly amazed.

Sadly it is very scratchy. The tines are not aligned.

I'm done playing so if anyone wants a 14k nib that is currently mis-aligned in a 45 flighter with the plastic tail end of the body broken send me a note and I'll mail it to you.

Dick D

[pen lady]

It's not hard to get the nib out of it's housing. Just work the black curved "hood" straight back and the whole nib will be revealed. Try straightening the tines yourself. If you have a loupe, look at it "nose-on" as it were, and gently pull up or push down the offending tine. Give it a shot!

[dickydotcom]

It's not hard to get the nib out of it's housing. Just work the black curved "hood" straight back and the whole nib will be revealed. Try straightening the tines yourself. If you have a loupe, look at it "nose-on" as it were, and gently pull up or push down the offending tine. Give it a shot!

Thanks for the tip, but I am not good at repairing things and suspect I could do more damage trying. Not the same thing but I've sold more motorbikes in boxes than I care to recall as a result of attempting repairs. The pen is now promised to someone who I hope will make good use of it.

Dick D

[OcalaFlGuy]

I have the mechanical acuity of a small appliance bulb.

 

I mainly have One Strong Asset in that area.

 

A high ability to know When, if I do One More thing, I will FUBAR it and it'll require the attention of a Pro to fix my mess.

 

 

I can think of Worse strongpoints to have.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl