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I'm in the process of starting my first gas pump renovation. I've pretty much got the doors and sides all ready to remove, but am stuck about how to remove one of the handles. I've posted a pic of it, not even sure what it is called.

Can't see how to remove it, please help!

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if it does not have a screw in the end of the shaft to hold it on
it will be a left hand thread.


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Could have a cotter key on the inside/outisde or a pin that you have to drive out...I'm guessing the latter. Look close, you'll see it.

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These can be heck to get off. If your lucky to get the screw out of the end without breaking it or stripping it you then have to get the reset off the shaft and they are usually rusted and froze up also. Lots of lube, time and cussing.

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is it a 541 or earlier?


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The handle slips over a shaft that sticks out of the panel. It is just frozen on to the shaft. It should have a screw holding it to the shaft. Remove the screw, but don't force it, if it breaks off it will mean you will have to drill and tap out the broken off piece.
Then spray it with wd-40 or what ever you use, then tap the handle with a small ballpeen hammer (assuming you are going to replace it with a repro chrome handle). Penetrating oil works great, but it need movement to get down in there all the way.
To help it along, take a very thin screw driver or chisel and start tapping it in that crease where the rust is in the picture.

It will come off, it is just rusted on.

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It's a Bennett 371. And I cannot find a screw or pin anywhere on it, and have examined it VERY closely. I can try and get a better closeup pic, but I'm baffled.

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Look at the picture guys...it's not your standard Bennett handle. Normally there would be a screw holding it on to the shaft, but it doesn't look like that's the case with this one. Look on the INSIDE of the pump...is there anything holding the shaft in? The handle might be pressed on, so it might be easier to take the whole thing including the shaft out so you can get it in a vice and go to town on it.

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left hand thread -if no top set screw or end screw
you can tell by the pic it is not like a 646-766-966..
....no end screw.
I have seen bennetts w/ set screw on top or left hand thread.
heat it, oil it, hold it w/ vise grips on the inside and turn crankhandle clockwise.
The computer in a bennett, on that side, resets counter-clockwise
that keeps the handle tight.
if it was not a left hand thread it would come off instead of resetting the computer.


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Same handle that's on my 541. Should be a set screw right behind the wide part of the handle. Clean all the old paint off behind the wide part of the handle with a wire brush or wheel. The set screw may be a little below the surface and coverd over with old paint. Kent.

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My 371 is the same it is left hand thread like Joe says. No set screw.
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I'm going to give the left hand threads a try this afternoon, will let everyone know if it worked!

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I haven't seen a BENNETT w/ a left thread on any reset handles.
LOTS OF WD-40 TAP W/ HAMMER & TIME. Use a Coke if WD-40 don't work & have another Beer.

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Unless your a pure-ist and the handles are only found on the Titanic, Id go after it carefully with a small side grinder to remove the bulk of it and finish with a dremel or by hand to clean up the rest and move on to bigger obsticles. Its worked for me.(no hill for a climber)

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I forgot to mention, I used a small torch tip and within a few seconds the pot metal handle turned to pudding. No damage to shaft.

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300 - 700 series all look the same


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I'm working on a Bennett 76 with left turn shaft. Richard

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Got it off. The left hand thread didn't work. Found a small area on the handle that looked like someone had ground a small area. Used the dremel to grind it off, then drilled out. Looks like there was some kind of pin in there. Anyway, thanks for all the replies!

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did the pin go all the way through the shaft?


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