Arpomatic Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Whats goin on everybody....been a good while since ive posted anything here but i gotta little problem... Ok back in 07 i bought an Egyptian Rotator...shes green with an ice chamber, shes beautiful. She was also my first hookah so I wasnt aware of the importance of general up keep when it came to cleaning. I always cleaned the steam with my brush an washed the vase frequently but I didnt realize washing the base would effect it in the long run. So over time after washing the base the ball bearings in the rotator began to rust, which would make the rotation difficult. Me being a dumbass would just run hot water over it and it would be a quick fix. Bout a month later it would start sticking again so I would just run hot water over it like I did in the past. Well then it started sticking more often, to the point where I would have to take a butter knife and kinda scrape away at the rust. But here recently my buddies all bought there own hookahs after smoking out of mine. A couple of them got some nice KM's so we just smoked out of those while my rotator sat in the corner. I know its sad. Shes a champ always smokes perfectly. But the base is now completely rusted. I cannot get it to turn at all and now knowing hot water isnt gonna help I was wondering if you guys had any ideas. Shes a great hookah and we still smoke out of her but it would be nice to have her rotate and get back to her old self...so im looking for answers and I know this is the place to get them... Take it easy guys and thanks for your help in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidglass Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Jigg-alo or WD40 then clean the inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 How about the old stand-by...gear oil? Its likely that the race's ball-bearings have seized up. A couple of squirts of gear oil should get it going right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The WD40 suggestion seems like it would do the trick. Give it a shot, and let us know how it goes. Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheng Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Invest in a KM Ice chamber if you have the money, if not try the suggestions above. Hope you solve your problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 WD-40 is a miracle worker lol give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 [quote name='Sonthert' date='12 January 2010 - 07:02 AM' timestamp='1263301350' post='444735'] How about the old stand-by...gear oil? Its likely that the race's ball-bearings have seized up. A couple of squirts of gear oil should get it going right. [/quote] I have never tried gear oil but I will have to grab some and keep it on hand with my WD-40 and Naval Jelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Remember when we used PB Blaster? Worked but really messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yeah wd40 that beast. Or just throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahl071 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 you can oil it, then prevent it from happening again any time soon by putting grease in the bearings. just be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpw36 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 pb blaster to loosen the rust then throw some air tool lube on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 some oil should allow it to start moving once again good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T355 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 [quote name='ryno' date='12 January 2010 - 11:02 AM' timestamp='1263319336' post='444778'] Remember when we used PB Blaster? Worked but really messy. [/quote] Oh yeah, this stuff is 100x better than wd-40. Once you use it once you'll never buy another can of wd-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='T355' date='12 January 2010 - 05:47 PM' timstamp='1263340065' post='444864'] [quote name='ryno' date='12 January 2010 - 11:02 AM' timestamp='1263319336' post='444778'] Remember when we used PB Blaster? Worked but really messy. [/quote] Oh yeah, this stuff is 100x better than wd-40. Once you use it once you'll never buy another can of wd-40. [/quote] Dammit you beat me to it lol. I live by this stuff, its helped me out numerous times for cleaning out dirty bearings. Dont forget to drop a little silicon based lube in there after you "blast" all the nasty out! [img]http://www.ezgrip.net/pblasterb.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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