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Frozen Steering on Running Gear

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Jorge Negrete

03-15-2006 14:44:45




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I just found an old Electric Wheel Running Gear model J that I want to make into a hay wagon, however the Steering mechanism (two front Wheels)is frozen. I"ve added WD40 and other lubricants with no success. Would heating the Steering mechanism to loosen it, be my last resort and will it damage the strength of the steel? and lastly does anyone know how much weight I can carry on this running gear?

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ejh

03-18-2006 09:07:41




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 Re: Frozen Steering on Running Gear in reply to Jorge Negrete, 03-15-2006 14:44:45  
try crc battery cleaner works great.
spray on let sit for a while



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robby

03-17-2006 17:57:01




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 Re: Frozen Steering on Running Gear in reply to Jorge Negrete, 03-15-2006 14:44:45  
Just got one out of shop. tried wd 40 and kroil then some heat with acy torch. fianally I put some auto matic tran fluid and heated it up and added some more. I brought it up yto where oil would start to smoke and then cool down letting it cool well before doing again. about 2-3 trys and it was loose



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rustyj14

03-17-2006 17:26:03




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 Re: Frozen Steering on Running Gear in reply to Jorge Negrete, 03-15-2006 14:44:45  
There are better rust-breakers out there to use instead of WD-40! A commercial brand of material is what i use for rusted bolts and nuts! I can't remember the name, but it comes in a large black/ white letter/ orange can with a black top! I have gotten some rusty nuts to turn that i thought would surely break the bolt, but didn't with the use of it. Also, a product called CRC is useful, too. If all else fails, some heat from a cutting torch might do it, just don't get it too hot! A bernz-o-matic torch won't be hot enough--it takes acetylene/ oxygen to get the right heat!

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