Thought this was interesting. Seeing as I'll be drilling out a couple broken studs in my exhaust flange tonight, seemed fitting...
Even tho I lubed them with mystery goo, heated them and then split the nut on the one I could reach...freakin thing still sheared.
Well, did that to one anyways, but couldn't reach the one in back, so I sorta figgered fxxxit, it's gotta come off anyways I'll just snap it too.
thankfully all the bolts came out of the head...cuz that's a world of suck when they break.
Swiped this from another site...
Someone told me, the best seized bolt loosener was a mix his dad used for years which was equal parts diesel, atf and iodine, sounds like it might be worth a shot.
Not sure what role the iodine plays other than to let you know if you have a skinned knuckle...
even atf/acetone is a helluva lot cheaper than all these sprays they sell that do precisely fxxx-all...
Even tho I lubed them with mystery goo, heated them and then split the nut on the one I could reach...freakin thing still sheared.
Well, did that to one anyways, but couldn't reach the one in back, so I sorta figgered fxxxit, it's gotta come off anyways I'll just snap it too.
thankfully all the bolts came out of the head...cuz that's a world of suck when they break.
Swiped this from another site...
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break
out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They arranged a subjective
test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque
required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.
Penetrating oil Average load
None ..................... 516 pounds
WD-40 .................. 238 pounds
PB Blaster ..............214 pounds
Liquid Wrench ...... 127 pounds
Kano Kroil ............ 106 pounds
ATF-Acetone mix... 53 pounds
The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic
transmission fluid and acetone.
Note: The "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this
one particular test. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and all now
use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as
good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.
Someone told me, the best seized bolt loosener was a mix his dad used for years which was equal parts diesel, atf and iodine, sounds like it might be worth a shot.
Not sure what role the iodine plays other than to let you know if you have a skinned knuckle...
even atf/acetone is a helluva lot cheaper than all these sprays they sell that do precisely fxxx-all...