Check out this thread: https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=701198&page=. I used Thunderbolt on mine.I think something like that will work better than WD 40. I sprayed a little everyday for several days, tapped it with a hammer, put the pliers on it. Eventually I got it free. The posts should tell you what position it is stuck in.


It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.