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Twisted-off bolt trick really works!!

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Bob

09-15-2003 07:20:43




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For a while now I've heard about welding a nut or washer to the top of a broken off bolt to retrieve the threads that are siezed in the hole, but hadn't had occasion to try it until last night. WOW!! I've tried a lot of different methods over the years, and this one is by far the best. Zapped a nut on the end with the wire welder and out it came, slicker than owl snot on a green hickory limb!




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Randy

09-16-2003 05:16:07




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 Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to Bob, 09-15-2003 07:20:43  
Its the heat from the welding that actually lossens the bolt. Adding the nut just gives you something to get it out with after the heat has done its job.



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Jailkeeper

09-15-2003 19:35:50




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 Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to Bob, 09-15-2003 07:20:43  
Just today I was trying to remove a broken pipe nipple from a bulkhead connector on one of our snowplows. I put a 1/2" bolt inside the broken nipple and layed a weld around it. After it cooled, it spun right out.



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Little Ed

09-15-2003 18:56:20




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 Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to Bob, 09-15-2003 07:20:43  
The welding trick is the most succesful way I have found yet. Just tried the wax trick on an old hay rake this weekend. also worked great. It was an old pitted square nut, and used beeswax, I've heard it will seep into smaller passages



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AL 2

09-15-2003 14:56:10




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 Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to Bob, 09-15-2003 07:20:43  
A while ago I had to remove a siezed bolt from a difficult location. I welded a washer to the head of the bolt and then I cut the head off a cap screw and welded it to the washer. This left the socket for the allen wrench intact and I was able to get a good grip on the bolt and remove it.



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JMS/MN

09-15-2003 07:59:56




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 Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to Bob, 09-15-2003 07:20:43  
Along with welding the nut on- try melting some candle wax onto it. It seeps between the threads and helps to loosen the bolt. Might have to allow a few minutes for it to work its way in. Some say this is nuts- and some of us believe it works.



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Bob

09-15-2003 09:13:25




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 Re: Re: Twisted-off bolt trick really works!! in reply to JMS/MN, 09-15-2003 07:59:56  
I've used the wax before, and have had some success with it.



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