Mud-club

Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Edge on April 13, 2006, 19:19:24

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: Edge on April 13, 2006, 19:19:24

Fitting steering guard there is x1 bolt i cannot free.....already starting to round off edges.
Its the bolt above steering box tie-bar, the rear of the guard bracket is to fit on to it.
Ive tried wd40, wire brush etc to clean thread, but it still wont budge.

ANY TIPS PLEASE GUYS.

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: denviks on April 13, 2006, 19:33:07

i had to get the nut splitter out on mine  :wink:  then when the nut is off you can spray lots of wd40 along the bolt  :wink:

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: mmgemini on April 13, 2006, 20:07:35

WD40 isn't a freeing agent. :twisted:

Go and get some Plus Gas and soak the bolt in that.

Is it the nut that's getting knackered or the bolt head??
I use six hex sockets most of the time to try to stop this happening.
Try tapping [a good belt really] the bolt head in the direction of the nut.

If it's the nut as suggested a nut splitter will help. Try tapping the nut on the flats with a small hammer and a large hammer on the opposite flat.

HTH

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: Edge on April 13, 2006, 21:21:43

Cheers guys :D  much appreciated 8) .
Its been suggested by my brother inlaw to heat the nut, apparently he used to have to do this a lot on body fabrication work on trucks. BUT i'm worried about setting the waxoyle on fire :shock:  :shock: , could end up posting pics of a burnt out wreck.
I'll try the hammers 1st, then will attempt to get hold of a nut splitter :? , dont know what one looks like or where to get one from :?  I'll try Halfrauds etc.

Title: nut
Post by: timberdog on April 13, 2006, 21:26:18

molegrips.. 8)

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: the loon on April 13, 2006, 21:39:43

gas axe you know you want to.
 :twisted:

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: defenderdan on April 13, 2006, 21:40:06

If there is good access to both sides of the bolt (one side to work and the other side to pull the bolt out) i would get that nice mr angle grinder to work his magic on it! :twisted:

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: Edge on April 13, 2006, 21:52:06

Quote from: "landyloony"

gas axe you know you want to.
 :twisted:

Yeah....and i'd be posting pics of a melted pile of junk :shock:
If i end up having to grind it off....that means waiting til tuesday to get replacement bolt.

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: Edge on April 14, 2006, 13:21:05

:D  :D  :D  :D  SORTED, and so easy without using chisel/grinder :D  :D
As the brother in-law suggested......I heated the nut for @ 3mins or until plastic in locknut starts to bubble with butane burner.......and hey-presto.....the damn thing came free. 8)
BEST OF ALL.....DIDN@T SET FIRE TO MY 90 :lol:  :lol:

Title: Help, bolt jammed solid.(sorted with ease).
Post by: dogwood on April 20, 2006, 21:23:35

pleased for you when fitting mine I got the nut off no problem but the bolt was not moving even with heat had to take it around local garage where they put the oxy/acet torch on luckily didn't damage the steering box, cost me £40 for a job I thought would take 20 min