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Brad 03-14-2002, 09:30 PM ok im takin my engine apart and i got 2 of the 5 or 6 bolts off the flexplate off. the others are starting to round off even using a 6 point socket. 9/16ths and 14mm are both NOT working. will the blue tipped wrench work to heat them and break the locktite thats probly on there?? any other suggestions, i dont have access to air tools:( Brad 03-14-2002, 10:04 PM id like to get this done tonight Keith 03-14-2002, 10:28 PM heat em up then....quit posting... Brad 03-14-2002, 10:30 PM Originally posted by Keith heat em up then....quit posting... and im sure that this annyoyed you soo much:rolleyes: Benny 03-15-2002, 02:06 AM I sometimes find that if you put a wrench or socket on a bolt it will not budge and may start to round off. Just as you described. What I find that works most of the time is to put a wrench on it that fits as tight as possible (14mm on a 9/16 bolt). Then use a deadblow hammer and hit it good 1 or 2 times. Dont POUND it. Try it. mytzlflick 03-15-2002, 05:05 AM yeah wrench and hammer = poor mans air gun. if not I would heat them up seeing as you will be needing new ones anyways. brector 03-15-2002, 05:44 AM Originally posted by Brad and im sure that this annyoyed you soo much:rolleyes: I think his wheaties were flavored with urine this am :flipoff2: ranger 03-15-2002, 07:35 AM HEating will cause the metal to expand, thus making it harder to get off.:skull: Old Scout 03-15-2002, 08:06 AM Originally posted by ranger HEating will cause the metal to expand, thus making it harder to get off.:skull: heat will eat any rust and loc tight, soooooooooo just have a :beer: and let it cool :rolleyes: emsoffroad 03-15-2002, 10:12 AM Originally posted by ranger HEating will cause the metal to expand, thus making it harder to get off.:skull: Heating will make the bolt bigger, so you dont want to heat the bolt. You heat the nut, or what ever the bolt goes into. There for making the hole larger. Yes a physics nut can explain why it happens, I just know it happens. hy_desert_4wheeler 03-15-2002, 01:11 PM When I have a bolt that will not come out I throw the heat to it.. Yes the heat causes the bolt to expand but it will contract back to normal size as it cools.. So heat it up because as Old Scout says the heat will break the bond between the locktight/rust or whatever is holding it together.. As far as what causes the metal to expand You dont need to be a physics nut just needed to pay attention in 6th grade science.. as heat is applied to the metal(or any substance for that matter) the molecules begin to move at a faster rate and as they move faster they move farther apart when they cool they they slow down and resume theyir normal position.. [quote}Yes a physics nut can explain why it happens, I just know it happens.[quote] J Bruce 03-15-2002, 02:09 PM I had a couple round off too. I got one free with a cold chisel but the other was really stuck. I ended up welding a nut to the head of the bolt and then spraying it with WD40 as it cooled. Put a wrench on the new nut and the bolt came right out. mytzlflick 03-15-2002, 05:39 PM what happens is you heat the bolt, the bolt expands and gets tighter in the hole yes, but the bolt cannot stretch the metal in the crank cause it is too heavy so it expands in the only way available to it, lengthwise, this of course takes all the stretch out of the bolt and all you have to fight now it the sticktion in the threads. ForestCam 03-15-2002, 05:48 PM Go down to Sears and pick up one of these for $25 http://www.sears.com/data/product_images/tools/standard/00947641000-dv.jpg Craftsman Impact Driver (http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0824318509.101 6243068@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccicadcejelhmjlcehgcemgdffmdfim.0&vertical=SEARS&bidsite=CRAFT&pid=00947641000) Benny 03-15-2002, 06:38 PM Originally posted by ForestCam Go down to Sears and pick up one of these for $25 http://www.sears.com/data/product_images/tools/standard/00947641000-dv.jpg Craftsman Impact Driver (http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0824318509.101 6243068@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccicadcejelhmjlcehgcemgdffmdfim.0&vertical=SEARS&bidsite=CRAFT&pid=00947641000) Hell yea!! I have one of those. Works Great. But it wont help him with flwx plate bolts. :smokin: Steve N 03-15-2002, 10:34 PM Bring it to work tommorow. I know just shove it into the escort. I can remove those fast like. Brad 03-16-2002, 01:27 AM anything else i should bring i love the v6 stuff, its WAY light:D ill still be able to keep my speed on the freeway with my damn escort:D | |