Century TTM II Rod sections locked - Can anyone pls help?

[joeNeal_71]

I have a Century TTM II which is only about 4 months old. After fishing last night found that I could not separate the two rod sections apart. I did manage to get a very slight twist on them but then became well and truly locked together. No matter what I try now, the two pieces will not budge at all. I have a pretty powerful grip as I also enjoy weight training but really think it's going to take more than brute force alone to sort this.

Can't even use as one piece rod because the twist I achieved has caused the butt section ring to be way out of alignment with the rings on the top section (no damage to rings, just way out of alignment between top & bottom). Feeling very frustrated with the situation right now as I like to get out fishing at least 2 or 3 times a week and don't even have a spare rod to keep me going.

Has anyone suffered a similar experience? I'd be very grateful for any sound advice on this matter or could anyone recommend anywhere local I could get this fixed?

[Steve Duffy]

Get some strips of bike innertube rubber and wrap some on each side of the joint Get a mate to help.You will get a better grip.

[spudgun]

I wouldn't use brute force again .


Try pouring hot then cold water on the joint.

[joeNeal_71]

At least your toms are doing well!

Already tried the ice pack & boiling hot water trick already but no luck. Contacted Century today who are sending me out some rubber in the post. Will give it my best shot but really not convinced this will work. Don't think grip is the real problem. Rod bag got really wet in rain the other day and suspect the carbon may be swollen after being stored in damp bag? Feels like the sections are completely welded. Hoping it's not going to be an insurance job.

[spudgun]

Contacted Century today who are sending me out some rubber in the post.

Did they suggest you phuck it?

Can't see that'll do any good. Don't get stuck!

If you can put something on the socket end of the rod to protect it, you can loosely put a pair of pliers around the spigot side of the rod and tap the pliers with a small hammer.

[mark]

Seem to remember reading a similar problem involving Kev and Jaygo....im sure cold sorted it....unless jaygo is significantly stronger than Kev....

[svenbren]

have you tried to take the rubber butt off the end section air pressure builds up in the inner rod the more you pull the pressure builds up removing this rubber butt will let the air pressure escape and should slide apart with ease (could of made this sound vey rude but thats not me at all)

was a trick shown by me by jp he is not a number

[blanker]

had the same thing happen with a conoflex nemasis,i left it in the house for a couple of weeks then it came apart a piece of pi**,think the heat might of helped i did remove my butt plug aswell

[spudgun]

I read another good tip:

If the male end is the top of the rod you can get a length of dowel the same diameter as the male end, remove the butt plug, take the cap off the bottom of the rod then poke your long hard length into the bottom until the top comes off.

Few! I was worried I might make a double entendre by mistake.

[wfsangler]

get a second pair of hands, remove the butt cap, and gently heat the female section of the spigot. the female section should have expanded enough for u and your second pair of hands to twist the joint apart. lather and repeat until fully apart.

[joeNeal_71]

Gents,
Really appreciate all the help and advice you guys on the forum have offered me on this. However, after trying everything and very nearly throwing the towel in last night, finally came to my senses and decided to make a phone call to The Fisherman on Laird St, Birkenhead. Went over to see them with this morning and to my great relief we actually got it sorted there and then.
I was advised first of all that although no responsibility could be accepted by the staff in the event of breakage, there was a technique they have used before on carbon pole sections which had been stuck solid like my rod. Thought what the hell, what’s there too loose, decided to give it a shot. Took three of us in the end it was a bit like tug of war. One man was pulling at the top half and I was pulling like mad at the butt end. Whilst opposing pressure was being applied at both ends, the rod expert was at the helm, vigorously rotating the middle of the rod and simultaneously tapping away at the joint all around the socket with a short, blunt plank of wood. This seemed quite extreme at the time as a fair amount of force was being applied with the rotation action, I could hardly bear to watch what was happening to my beloved Century. This operation went on for about 10mins and it was apparent the rod was in safe hands after we finally had a breakthrough; some slight movement around the joint was witnessed. After just a little more work I was then able to twist and pull the two sections apart.
There’s absolutely no way on earth I could have done this on my own and I’m extremely great full to the staff at The Fisherman for helping me out with this today, these guys really know what they are doing.
Cleaned the joints thoroughly when I got home and noticed there was a hard black paste which had formed on the spigot. Guess this was some kind of build up and was at the root of the problem. I carefully scrapped it all off and gave the joint another good clean and polish. The two sections actually fit more snugly together now and come apart more smoothly, certainly a lot better than when first purchased a few months back. Finally took the rod back out for a test session this afternoon and glad to report all was working perfectly.

[Steve Duffy]

Nice one Joe. Glad to see you got it sorted.We might not know everything individually on this forum but collectively we are a force to be reconned with.Great result.

[Cliff]

Gents,
Really appreciate all the help and advice you guys on the forum have offered me on this. However, after trying everything and very nearly throwing the towel in last night, finally came to my senses and decided to make a phone call to The Fisherman on Laird St, Birkenhead. Went over to see them with this morning and to my great relief we actually got it sorted there and then.
I was advised first of all that although no responsibility could be accepted by the staff in the event of breakage, there was a technique they have used before on carbon pole sections which had been stuck solid like my rod. Thought what the hell, what’s there too loose, decided to give it a shot. Took three of us in the end it was a bit like tug of war. One man was pulling at the top half and I was pulling like mad at the butt end. Whilst opposing pressure was being applied at both ends, the rod expert was at the helm, vigorously rotating the middle of the rod and simultaneously tapping away at the joint all around the socket with a short, blunt plank of wood. This seemed quite extreme at the time as a fair amount of force was being applied with the rotation action, I could hardly bear to watch what was happening to my beloved Century. This operation went on for about 10mins and it was apparent the rod was in safe hands after we finally had a breakthrough; some slight movement around the joint was witnessed. After just a little more work I was then able to twist and pull the two sections apart.
There’s absolutely no way on earth I could have done this on my own and I’m extremely great full to the staff at The Fisherman for helping me out with this today, these guys really know what they are doing.
Cleaned the joints thoroughly when I got home and noticed there was a hard black paste which had formed on the spigot. Guess this was some kind of build up and was at the root of the problem. I carefully scrapped it all off and gave the joint another good clean and polish. The two sections actually fit more snugly together now and come apart more smoothly, certainly a lot better than when first purchased a few months back. Finally took the rod back out for a test session this afternoon and glad to report all was working perfectly.

Thats how I was going to tell you to do it.

[bigdave]

do yourself a favour laaa and rub your spigot with a bit of a candle

[sparky]

Have a look HERE