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1950 B Platform bolts

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B Bob

09-02-2007 11:43:48




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Am running out of ideas on how to remove the two bolts holding the platform down. How safe is it to heat up the areas around the bolts and if so, just how much?
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gurneejoe

09-04-2007 12:14:14




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 Re: 1950 B Platform bolts in reply to B Bob, 09-02-2007 11:43:48  
If there is any slot left, try a drag link socket and an impact wrench. I tapped the socket in the slot, plugged in the gun and gently buzzed them out like they were never rusty. If you don't know what a drag link is, you are way younger than me. Ask at NAPA if you don't have one. The trucks and some cars had adjustable links in the steering that these tools were really meant for.



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ET

09-04-2007 04:56:24




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 Re: 1950 B Platform bolts in reply to B Bob, 09-02-2007 11:43:48  
Put a nut on top of the screw and plug weld it to the screw. Wait until the color disappears from the nut then turn it out with a wrench. You might have to work it back and forth as you screw it out.



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Mike M

09-02-2007 18:52:28




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 Re: 1950 B Platform bolts in reply to B Bob, 09-02-2007 11:43:48  
I have removed alot of them with a punch and hammer. Tap on the head of it good then start at the side with the punch and tap in direction to remove. If you have an air hammer this works lots better !

I get new bolts at the local hardware that have much better allen heads neversez good and I put a dab of silicone in the allen hole to seal it up when done that way in the future you can pop out the plug and get them right out.

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Maark

09-02-2007 14:24:36




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 Re: 1950 B Platform bolts in reply to B Bob, 09-02-2007 11:43:48  
Heat the heads red hot with a torch. let them cool. The heat will transfer down the threads. They will then screw right out.



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RalphinWI

09-02-2007 12:08:57




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 Re: 1950 B Platform bolts in reply to B Bob, 09-02-2007 11:43:48  
The screws on my A were pretty well gnawed up by the time I bought it. I soaked them in PB Blaster(?) for a couple of days, then heated them with a propane torch, and immediately gave them another squirt of the above Magic Elixir. I then took a small cold chisel and alternately tried to tap! the screws loose, and then to tighten them. I repeated this procedure a couple of times. In a surprisingly short time they both moved a bit. I kept on tightening and loosening until I was able to turn them out. I believe appling PB to the warm threads gives it a chance to be drawn into the threads, and alternately loosening and then tightening pulverizes some of the rust.

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