LauraBoston
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Could you please tell me how to heat it up to get it out? Or, any other ways of getting out bolts that are not moving...
Getting out those stuck bolts
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mingez
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PB Blaster. "Loosen up your your stuck nuts with: PB Blaster." Really it does work well. Let it soak in for a bit.
http://www.pbblaster.com/
http://www.pbblaster.com/
LauraBoston
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blah, PB didn't do the job...
TwistedCU
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You can heat it up with a propane torch if an acetylene torch isn't readily available. A propane torch can be bought at your local friendly hardware store pretty inexpensively (they're generally used for soldering plumbing pipes, etc.). The propane torch isn't going to put near the heat on it that you could with an acetylene torch, but it will definately help.
What kind of bolt are you trying to get out? If it's a hex head and you're using a regular socket, you might just need a longer wrench or real long breaker bar for more leverage. I had some real muthas on my YJ when I did the lift and after a trip to sears to buy a long-@$$ breaker bar it was just enough to make the difference.
Then there is the cheater bar, which is just sliding a pipe over the wrench to make it longer, but that can lead to broken wrenches, broken fingers, etc. I've used them in a pinch, but they really can be dangerous.
What kind of bolt are you trying to get out? If it's a hex head and you're using a regular socket, you might just need a longer wrench or real long breaker bar for more leverage. I had some real muthas on my YJ when I did the lift and after a trip to sears to buy a long-@$$ breaker bar it was just enough to make the difference.
Then there is the cheater bar, which is just sliding a pipe over the wrench to make it longer, but that can lead to broken wrenches, broken fingers, etc. I've used them in a pinch, but they really can be dangerous.
currupt4130
VT Hokie
it depends on what bolts your trying to get out, if its for example a bolt that goes through something that you can knock out or push off (u bolts, track bar bolts etc...) grab the grinder or plasma cutter and get rid of it, other wise grab an impact wrench and a big air tank, soak it with wd 40, fluid film or anything used to loosen rust, get it good and hot after the flammables have dried, and sit under it with the impact until it goes, if all else fails get a five foot long pipe and use it for leverage
Traditional bolt heads that you can get a good bite on can be attacked by the methods that already been listed. A great idea for the naughty hex heads or similar insert wrench heads is:
tack weld a large nut (size of nut determined by what would work best in that situation) onto the head of the bolt itself then use your socket, box or open end wrench on it. You will probably want to replace the removed bolt with a new one (maybe not a hex this time). It's fast and cheap and then you can get some torque on the situation.
tack weld a large nut (size of nut determined by what would work best in that situation) onto the head of the bolt itself then use your socket, box or open end wrench on it. You will probably want to replace the removed bolt with a new one (maybe not a hex this time). It's fast and cheap and then you can get some torque on the situation.
LauraBoston
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OK, I got a propane tourch.
The bolts are from the steering box. There is no head left.
Do I heat the frame?
The bolts are from the steering box. There is no head left.
Do I heat the frame?
redrooster
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You heat the area around the bolt, not the bolt itself. A propane torch should do it. You will have to use vice grips if you can get them on there. If not, do like suggested above and place larger nut on the head of the bolt and weld it on there through the inside of the nut. Then use a wrench on it after it cools.
If that fails then you will have to get mid-evil on it and grind or cut the head off, remove the box then try to remove what is left of the stud after it cools. If you still cant get the stud out, grind it off flush and drill it out.
If it has a nut on the back then just torch or grind the head off and knock it through.
If that fails then you will have to get mid-evil on it and grind or cut the head off, remove the box then try to remove what is left of the stud after it cools. If you still cant get the stud out, grind it off flush and drill it out.
If it has a nut on the back then just torch or grind the head off and knock it through.
