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trucker40
11-30-2007 11:42:47
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Re: Getting bolts out in reply to x22, 11-18-2007 18:23:04
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If you have somebody to help you,try putting some pressure on your wrench,a 6 point if you have it,then have your helper hit the head of the bolt as you try to turn it,or hit the wrench if you cant get to the head of the bolt.I think on cast iron you would heat the bolt and try and turn it with it hot.Sometimes it does work to try and tighten it a little before trying to loosen it.If you can get to the cast iron that its screwed into you might even heat that some,not real hot,but warm it up good.I dont think you want to cool off the cast iron with water.If that doesnt work then heat up the bolt,thats about all thats left.If none of that worked,if you are real good with a torch,and if there are washers under the heads of those bolts,you can cut the heads of the bolts off,take it apart.Then when its apart you can weld a big nut on the bolt and turn it,or put as big a pipe wrench on it that you can on the bolts if they stick out far enough and try that.Sometimes that might work if you can get a big wrench that will bite into the bolt and turn it,might need to put a pipe on the handle of the wrench to break it loose maybe.If you do that,with the pipe,you need to watch that you dont break the cast,try it slow.
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