Any tips for removing a bolt that has siezed up and the thread around it has burred away?
Any tips for removing a bolt that has siezed up and the thread around it has burred away?
Lets say both mate,
I tend to soak the affending bolt in WD40 then come back to it, strain my nuts of trying the undo it, swear repeatedly at it while staining some more, then get the grinder out....
More importantly, why is it always the last one to be undone? 16 nuts holding the manifold on and it's the last one (that is also the most awkward one to get to) that is seized!
hard to say without seeing itthat's a real bugger I would try drill a small hole trough center of a bolt all the way and then step by step with bigger drill bit up till it reaches internal diameter of a thread then carefully would use the right size/thread tap to remove the left overs of a bolt or otherwise use the thread repair kit (those isn't pricey) if situation allows that only suggestions as said depending on the situation and possibilities.....
regards
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