Posted by RBoots on April 30, 2017 at 16:30:09 from (173.241.113.102):
I have been meaning to share this for a while, but it just keeps slipping my mind. I work with salt trucks and chloride tankers, and see some rusty bolts that are a pain to take out. This won't help you for the first time out, but if it's a bolt you take out more than others, such as bolts on an S cam bushing retainer, U Joint cap bolts, axle clamp bolts, or anything that may get rusty before you need to take it off again, this is what we do at work. We put regular clear silicone sealer on the threads of the bolts. Brake chambers, brake valve bolts, backing plate bolts, anything that will rust in place that isn't subjected to a lot of heat. It actually does work, I think it just seals the air and moisture from getting in there. Backing plates don't last long on a salt truck. Before trying this, the failure rate of breaking off the bolts in the holes was about 95%. After putting silicone on the bolts when reinstalling them, we now have about am 85% rate of having the bolts come out without heat or anything else without breaking off. Give it a try, doesn't cost much. Maybe this will help one of you out on something, could even be an old tractor.
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