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Originally Posted by AlanM
Hi, sorry didn't notice your question till now.Yeah replaced the internal filter. It's not too hard, and you don't have to heat it up all that much you just want to reduce the brittleness of the top so it will flex.Getting the screw back in is the tricky bit. I ground a little taper in the end of it to help get it started.
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Hi AlanM,
Thanks for that. No worries, I had no other choice at the time so had to bite the bullet. It's done nearly 3,000km since with no related problems. In fact, it doesn't take as much heat as that Octane video suggests. I soon found out with my old paint stripper gun that I could melt the surface quite easily!
The melting temp is apparently about 260°C.
Regarding the screw, I took heed of what you said and concocted a couple of very useful tools, so the screw was the lesser of my troubles. Might post a photo or two later.