Re: moving H wheels in

Posted by michael soldan on October 06, 2004 at 06:19:12 from (66.203.170.4):

In Reply to: moving H wheels in posted by packrat on October 05, 2004 at 08:18:29:

Packrat, I had a rusty H that needed seals and the rears had to come off. I heated the bolts red hot ,then doused them with cold water. The sudden contraction by the cold water(after expansion by heat) causes the rust to break and the bolts turned out easily when this was done. I used the same bolts for reassembly and I put anti seize on them , that was three years ago and I've never had to re-torque them. I would be more afraid of breaking one off and having to deal with that than any heat damage. At the shop I worked at we used the torch and cold water almost everyday to get tough applications apart and not once do I recall anything breaking when the cold water hit it, I don't recall any failures trying to remove bolts either. I not suggesting that other ideas presented here won't work but this is how I deal with bolts that won't budge.....Mike in Exeter Ontario

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