![]() One of the "nice" parts of this job was that on my Atomic, the groove that seats the portafilter gasket dips back. I was able to remove the shower screen and scrub off the remainder of glued gasket with a scouring pad. Careful scraping and gouging with a pick for an hour removed most of the old seal. So I found myself with a somewhat hardened seal that had glued itself to the shower plate and the inside of the brew group. When the seal cooled, it was hard but not rock hard. When the seal softened under heat it actually started gluing itself to the filter basket. I found once you have broken away a lot of it a little water and detergent helps breaking up the last bits.I've just worked at this chore with a model B Sassoon Atomic that had never been used to brew coffee. Basically it sucks! you need to find some sharp stabbing instruments (a jewelers screwdriver is a good start) and work away at it- and at it- and at it and then some more, and finally some more. I have had to remove them from a few machines including my little B model. Second question I had, is there a replacement part available?Īctually if you have a Model B- then chances are that white rubber seal is the original factory one- and has been there since the early 1950s. ![]() I guess I should soak a little olive oil in there to act as a penetrant? not keen on using WD40 or any other petroleum based penetrators. I had a fair amount of force on the spanner on the flats to try and loosen this, not sure an easy out will work. After breaking the chromed brass fitting I searched the net, hindsight being the beautiful thing it is, should have searched before opening tool box. Please help, how can I get this out and not destroy the thread in the Atomic in the process ?ĬheersHAHAHAHA I was just about to ask this very question, as I am in the exact same ham fisted knuckles and thumbs repairer. Therefore a decided to start fiddling and now I have broken the steam arm assembly and have what is remaining stuck in the body of the Atomic. I recently in a stroke of genius (or madness if you speak to my better half) bought not 1 but 2 used Atomics.Īs with a lot of things I get myself into I act first and learn quickly afterwards, such as that the units are available new for the same price I paidīut if I had have donethat I wouldn't have had the pleasure of learning, disassembling and breaking a machine all within a week.Ĭut a long story both machines had already been restored and worked fine, but one worked really well the other not so. Been reading through the threads and hope somebody can help me with my problem.
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