Mike,
Grab yourself a can of the computer "air" (compressed air in a can) and
try the following:
(1) Heat up the area around the bolt
(2) Turn the compressed air can upside down (releases the propellant)
(3) Spray the bolt (hold the nozzle very close to the bolt) with the
compressed air (It will freeze the bolt)
(4) Try to remove the bolt
If that doesn't work...EZ-Out is about the only thing left (or an
extractor). You have to drill through the bolt before using an EZ-Out
though.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 6:14 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Stuck Bolt
Howdy.
I have a really stuck bolt. Head broke off long ago, before me. I have
tried repeated soakings with Bolt-Loose-In-A-Can crap. At first I had
filed two flat spots on the sides of the 1/2 inch stub of bolt body
sticking out. I tried Vise Grips on said flat spots. Not a single budge.
More repeated soakings. Na da. I then dug out the hack saw and sawed a
pair of criss cross grooves out of the top of the protuberance.
Surprising myself, I actually had a pretty good Philips groove pattern
come out of it. I took the impact driver to it. Using my 'medium' sized
hammer ... I broke the 1/2 impact driver bit. Not a smidgeon of a budge.
Lastly, I attempted to drill it out. I've never had to drill out a
broken bolt before. I have a tap and die set that came with a whack of
drill bits. I picked the smallest one that came in the kit and went at
my nemesis bolt. I snapped my little drill bit in half without putting a
dent in the bolt. I was using some cinnamon smelling "cutting oil". I
did not think I was applying too much pressure but apparently I was. Are
you supposed to drill really fast with little pressure (like when
grinding)? Or really slow with fair pressure (with a bigger drill bit)?
The bolt is one of two that hold the seat to the frame on my old XL 350.
I've been trying to avoid using heat because I'd have to remove a lot of
plasticy/rubbery/meltable parts to do it right ... and I'm lazy ... and
it's been broken for a long time already ... and I'm a menace with a
torch ... or any fire for that matter.
Nova Scotia Mike
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