Loosening seized bolts

Banj0Bolt

Member
Livestock Farmer
As in attached photo.
The 2 pieces are the tiniest fraction loose, yet the bolts are seized solid, won't loosen or tighten.
It's for a 100 series MF
Would it be OK to get a welder to join the 2 pieces together?
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Mur Huwcun

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Livestock Farmer
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.
 

Banj0Bolt

Member
Livestock Farmer
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.

Thanks chief ill try those 2 approaches
 

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 ,
 

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