Loosening seized bolts
- Thread starter Banj0Bolt
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- Location
- North West Wales
Have you tried knocking them with hammer to shock them a bit, it will only be rust on the threads stopping them from moving. And when I say hit with hammer I mean whack them with heaviest lump hammer you have. Have you had a 3/4” bar and pipe on them? Stick it back on tractor upside down to make it easier to work on.
Otherwise you need to warm the top clevis to get the bolts to move. If and when you get them to move, move them back and forty to loosen up. Please dont weld them, it’s a pet hate of mine seeing them welded as it just looks wrong and as you never know when you will need to remove one clevis if the machine has a pair o fixed clevises.
Otherwise you need to warm the top clevis to get the bolts to move. If and when you get them to move, move them back and forty to loosen up. Please dont weld them, it’s a pet hate of mine seeing them welded as it just looks wrong and as you never know when you will need to remove one clevis if the machine has a pair o fixed clevises.
Thanks chief ill try those 2 approaches
- Location
- East Sussex
Put it in a bucket of diesel overnight
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Hot spanner
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
No good needs to be cherry red at least
Goddammit, back to the drawing board, no pun intended
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Big impact wrench with the proper socket rattle it both ways ,,the vibration will crack the rust
- Location
- Co antrim
Id go with heat rather than an impact gun or 3/4 with bar. If u broke the head off ur gonna be in for more head scratchin
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
If memory serves ,they are a fine thread or they were on the 500 range ,,
I think the heat is the only answer, I'll have to find someone with heating gear. There's a good chance these bolts are in place with over 40 years.
tomlad
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- Location
- nr. preston
Heat.
Will the bolts turn
One job were the oxy propane, acetylene wins hands down.
Heat one flat of a nut to expand it , ur trying to expand one bit a tho, so concentrate the heat on one bit ,
Will the bolts turn
One job were the oxy propane, acetylene wins hands down.
Heat one flat of a nut to expand it , ur trying to expand one bit a tho, so concentrate the heat on one bit ,
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
You need someone with bottles
To heat them .
- Location
- Yorkshire
Grinder cutting disc two new bolts
ridger
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- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
I would just let it be slack
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
thats what i thought
And how is he removing the rest of the seized bolts after the heads are cut off? The bolts don't go right through. The clevis is threaded...
How will a grinder help? I can cut the heads off the bolts or slice in between the two parts. Neither will loosen the seized threads inside.
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