Re: Re: Rusty Bolts
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Posted by Gerald on November 19, 1998 at 08:35:11:
In Reply to: Re: Rusty Bolts posted by jd on November 18, 1998 at 09:41:00:
: : What is the best procedure for freeing a couple of stuck bolts. I have propane and WD-40 but no torch? : On a sort of related note, I've run into some bolts and screw where
: the head is so "boogered up" that the tool slips.
: What I do then is use a Dremmel too with a cutting disk to cut a deep slice into it
: then turn the screw out with a regular slotted screw drivers. Sometimes works where Vice Grips wont. : JD I've found an air die grinder with a cutoff wheel is very effective at removing pieces of rusted bolts, if I can get to the middle and they aren't rusted in a threaded hole. A year or two ago I removed the remains of a 5/8" bolt that was stuck in a casting without destroying the threads in the gasket. I'd broken an easy-out which made drilling impossible, so I used 1/4-3/8" grinding wheels to remove the bolt in dust particles. When I got the threads out they were brown as if some hard grade of loctite had been used. It wasn't fast but I got the bolt out and a new one holds without loctite. Gerald
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