Can You Get Out A Broken Bolt With Wax?
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Date: 2020-08-05
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Comments and reviews: 11
Mats
The zinc on a new nut messes up the weld, causing it to break. A rusty old one might work better, but the easiest way is to throw it in some citric acid - this takes the zinc off in a few hours (and the rust overnight) Other acids work too and most of them faster, but citric is nice and kind to you and the environment.
Strip a bunch of nuts, rinse them off and oil them to stop new rust from forming - then bag them in the extractor drawer. When its time to use them, just hit them with the good stuff and they'll weld perfectly.
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The zinc on a new nut messes up the weld, causing it to break. A rusty old one might work better, but the easiest way is to throw it in some citric acid - this takes the zinc off in a few hours (and the rust overnight) Other acids work too and most of them faster, but citric is nice and kind to you and the environment.
Strip a bunch of nuts, rinse them off and oil them to stop new rust from forming - then bag them in the extractor drawer. When its time to use them, just hit them with the good stuff and they'll weld perfectly.
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Double
Considering that bolt wasn't broken flush I think I would have placed a thin washer on the bolt against the manifold, after that I probably would have used a larger nut to properly penetrate the bolt from all sides and edges. I'm happy to see it wasn't easy considering the entertainment we all got. The struggle was real and like others stated you kept focused, didn't get a temper, and succeeded. great video keep them coming.
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Considering that bolt wasn't broken flush I think I would have placed a thin washer on the bolt against the manifold, after that I probably would have used a larger nut to properly penetrate the bolt from all sides and edges. I'm happy to see it wasn't easy considering the entertainment we all got. The struggle was real and like others stated you kept focused, didn't get a temper, and succeeded. great video keep them coming.
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james
heat the stud but dont melt it, keep heating. the heat works up the stud and into the head. then grab the stud with your vise gripes. The grips suck the heat out of the stud and makes it shrink a bit. works most times.
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heat the stud but dont melt it, keep heating. the heat works up the stud and into the head. then grab the stud with your vise gripes. The grips suck the heat out of the stud and makes it shrink a bit. works most times.
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Charlie's
I am going through those right now, started out being an hour shock change is now become a 5 day event because I have to drill the bolt out. and its on a ford from up north. with lots of rust.
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I am going through those right now, started out being an hour shock change is now become a 5 day event because I have to drill the bolt out. and its on a ford from up north. with lots of rust.
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autos
IMO, Putting oils on the stud may have interfered with the weld quality. The 1/4 impact combined with cleaning the exposed stud of residue before welding the nut on probably have worked faster.
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IMO, Putting oils on the stud may have interfered with the weld quality. The 1/4 impact combined with cleaning the exposed stud of residue before welding the nut on probably have worked faster.
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KT
Heat til red hot/pb blaster 2-3 times then while hot put a gear wrench bolt biter socket on it unless u have welding capabilities. Luv the CROW sound effects i stayed for the Crow Crow oil did it
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Heat til red hot/pb blaster 2-3 times then while hot put a gear wrench bolt biter socket on it unless u have welding capabilities. Luv the CROW sound effects i stayed for the Crow Crow oil did it
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LS
Only thing I could say is that I am not able to get a weld to stick when trying to remove bolts without wire wheeling or sanding the surface, then spraying isopropyl on it.
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Only thing I could say is that I am not able to get a weld to stick when trying to remove bolts without wire wheeling or sanding the surface, then spraying isopropyl on it.
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Rufus
I was thinking if you jacked up the engine you could get a better view and be straight on, another thing I noticed is that you were using your visegrips backwards
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I was thinking if you jacked up the engine you could get a better view and be straight on, another thing I noticed is that you were using your visegrips backwards
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Steven
My misery just started. so far Tried everything and walked away from it last week end. Going to try it again today. God bless you, glad you got yours out.
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My misery just started. so far Tried everything and walked away from it last week end. Going to try it again today. God bless you, glad you got yours out.
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Oscar
There's always something irritating when you're working on something that is difficult like the crow squawking, dog barking, noisy leaf blower, etc.
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There's always something irritating when you're working on something that is difficult like the crow squawking, dog barking, noisy leaf blower, etc.
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Hayes HDX
Drill a 1/8 hole through the bolt only as deep as the predetermined length from a good hole. Or until you feel it break through the end of the bolt.
Kroil the hole. Then clean off the end and weld a non coated grade 8 nut on the end .The previously drilled hole will allow a bit of shrinkage.
Work lightlty back and forth with an impact on light torque setting , using kroil . Sometimes welding the edge of a bolt head and smacking the bolt back and forth lightly with a small hammer works too.
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Drill a 1/8 hole through the bolt only as deep as the predetermined length from a good hole. Or until you feel it break through the end of the bolt.
Kroil the hole. Then clean off the end and weld a non coated grade 8 nut on the end .The previously drilled hole will allow a bit of shrinkage.
Work lightlty back and forth with an impact on light torque setting , using kroil . Sometimes welding the edge of a bolt head and smacking the bolt back and forth lightly with a small hammer works too.
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