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Boy, I am in a spot now. I had the battery go in one of my wildlife collars. I got new batteries, and went to change the bad battery.

The problem is I can't unscrew the top to the battery compartment. I don't have a clue how it got so tight. I usually just use a nickel with my hand to tighten them. So far, I have tried lockease, penetrating oil, nickel, quarter, large washers, and a screw driver. I can't get the darn thing loosened! I even tried placing it in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Does any one have any tricks that they have used? Thanks for your help.

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Put The Heat To It Larry lol that always get things loosened up j/j dont know what to tell ya but good luck

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Larry are you trying to turn it is the right direction. lol
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Where'd you go to school? It's gonna take longer than 10 minutes for the cold to do any good ! LOL
Leave it in there overnight.

If you don't want to try that , have someone else hold the collar ( or clamp gently in a vise ) , and then , ( now listen close ) hold the coin with a pair of vise-grips. While pushing down and turning , tap on the coin with a hammer. It might be enough to vibrate it loose.

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If you don't want to try that , have someone else hold the collar ( or clamp gently in a vise ) , and then , ( now listen close ) hold the coin with a pair of vise-grips. While pushing down and turning , tap on the coin with a hammer. It might be enough to vibrate it loose.

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Where'd you go to school? It's gonna take longer than 10 minutes for the cold to do any good ! LOL
Leave it in there overnight.

If you don't want to try that , have someone else hold the collar ( or clamp gently in a vise ) , and then , ( now listen close ) hold the coin with a pair of vise-grips. While pushing down and turning , tap on the coin with a hammer. It might be enough to vibrate it loose.

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Ive had the same problem.Use as large a screw driver as you can get in the slot have some help holding and tapping on the screwdriver it has to break loose.

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had a friend who had the same problem,SEND IT TO WILDLIFE they'll fix it for you...the right way.....my friend gave up and sent his in and had a new case put on it w/a new battery for under forty bucks....DONE RIGHT

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Yep, I did the thing with the coin and vise grips. Then my wife told me I shouldn't deface money. I bent the dickens out of a quarter and a nickel.

$40.00!!!!!! That is a third of the cost of a collar for something that shouldn't happen in the first place.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Bruce!!!!!!

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didnt look pretty but on one of my older collars i used to have we just took vise grips around the edge of the thing and turned. it came off. but the sides were pretty chewed up. since then i have just got new sealed collars. ha.

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It sounds as if it may be cross threaded, Id recomend sending it in the the manufacturer, to avoid further damage.

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It sounds as if it may be cross threaded, Id recomend sending it in the the manufacturer, to avoid further damage.

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