Re: Damaged Bolt Extraction

Dan_Thomas_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> 
> On May 5, 11:35 am, spamTHIS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Or, you can find a local buddy with a mig welder and buy him a 6-pack,
> > just weld a nut right on.
> 
>     Or any old piece of scrap iron can be welded on. The heat also
> helps loosen things. In a former life I was a shop foreman in a
> remanufacturing shop, and we used the weld-and-wait-15-seconds-and-
> then-twist-it-out method almost exclusively with stuck stuff. The 15
> seconds gives the heat time to penetrate and break loose any
> corrosion. If it was in a zinc/aluminum alloy part, it was weld-and-
> instantly-loosen, or risk melting the alloy.
> 
>       But the welding heat and sparks can set fire to oil and other
> crud under there. Have an extinguisher handy. Stay clear of fuel
> lines.
> 
>        Dan

I've ruled out using any dangerous (flammable) or large equipment on
this project. My truck is in my garage and is too tall to be jacked up
enough to get the transmission out from underneath it. I just dropped it
on the ground and slid it back far enough to squeeze in and finish the
job. If I or anyone else started a fire under there, there would be no
getting out alive.

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Paul Hovnanian     mailto:Paul@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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