How do i get this damn thing open?

[Hanger_Heff]

there are no apparent line up marks and I twist and pull in tiny increments and no dice...any ideas?

 

[day_trippr]

Toss up between C4 and an 8 pound splitting maul.

btw, WTF am I even looking at?

Cheers!

 

[triskelion]

is it a keg? what bit are you trying remove?

 

[PerfectD3]

It's a rubber coated keg. Look up miller/coors spear removal. It's a PITA to pull that spear. Since I was cutting the top off for a keggle anyway, I just rammed a 4' crowbar past the bearing. Added a little pressure and snapped that damn spear locking mechanism off. The spear pulls out after that. There are a few youtube videos on how to pull those spears.

 

[JuanMoore]

You want to remove the keg spear I take it? We need a top view to see what type of keg coupler it takes.

 

[Hanger_Heff]

the top view

 

[Hanger_Heff]

Thanks for any help

 

[JuanMoore]

The spear should unscrew until it's loose. Once loose, it still won't come out because of the internal catch. Place a dime on the ball of the spear, and then put a coupler on the spear. Engage the coupler fully and the catch should release allowing you to remove the whole assembly.

PKA sells a special tool for removing that type of spear, but they're kinda pricey, and they likely won't sell to entities other than breweries.

 

[Hanger_Heff]

Coupler is what you normally connected to get the beer line connected to the keg?

 

[day_trippr]

^Exactly...

Cheers!

 

[Hanger_Heff]

It's a rubber coated keg. Look up miller/coors spear removal. It's a PITA to pull that spear. Since I was cutting the top off for a keggle anyway, I just rammed a 4' crowbar past the bearing. Added a little pressure and snapped that damn spear locking mechanism off. The spear pulls out after that. There are a few youtube videos on how to pull those spears.

1) was the keg and ball assembly still usable?
2) it's a pet peeve of mine when someone remark about a website or search, and doesn't prove a hyperlink. Considering the poster has already been to the place on the web that they are recommending. As a newbie I appreciate your help but had to vent...
3) I cut and pasted your search recommended text and came up with:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miller/coors+spear+removal&page=2
Nothing.

 

[BeerGrylls]

1) was the keg and ball assembly still usable?
2) it's a pet peeve of mine when someone remark about a website or search, and doesn't prove a hyperlink. Considering the poster has already been to the place on the web that they are recommending. As a newbie I appreciate your help but had to vent...
3) I cut and pasted your search recommended text and came up with:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miller/coors+spear+removal&page=2
Nothing.

This 'ere fancy site even has a photo tutorial: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/miller-keg-spear-removal-375584/

Looks......messy. Good luck.

 

[JuanMoore]

That tutorial will get the job done, but often ends up damaging the rubber seal around the ball. If you have a sankey coupler, the method I described above is easier and has much less risk of damaging the spear.

 

[PerfectD3]

1) was the keg and ball assembly still usable?
2) it's a pet peeve of mine when someone remark about a website or search, and doesn't prove a hyperlink. Considering the poster has already been to the place on the web that they are recommending. As a newbie I appreciate your help but had to vent...
3) I cut and pasted your search recommended text and came up with:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miller%2Fcoors+spear+removal&page=2
Nothing.

1.
No, but refer to where I said I was cutting the top off anyway.

2.
Here's your link...
http://bit.ly/12CuhTl

3.
YouTube link
http://bit.ly/13JPNNx