Removing stuck fasteners
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#Touch the threads with paraffin wax. Ensure that the bolt is situated such that the wax will run down into the mating threads. | #Touch the threads with paraffin wax. Ensure that the bolt is situated such that the wax will run down into the mating threads. | ||
#Remove the bolt. | #Remove the bolt. | ||
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==The weld-on-a-larger nut method== | ==The weld-on-a-larger nut method== | ||
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*Take a 12-point socket that is just larger than the shaft of the bolt, and beat it down onto the bolt with a hammer. Turn it out with a ratchet. When done, put the socket in a vice, and tap the broken bolt out of it with a tap. | *Take a 12-point socket that is just larger than the shaft of the bolt, and beat it down onto the bolt with a hammer. Turn it out with a ratchet. When done, put the socket in a vice, and tap the broken bolt out of it with a tap. | ||
*If a bolt is broken off below the surface, built it up with a welder until there is enough to weld a nut to. | *If a bolt is broken off below the surface, built it up with a welder until there is enough to weld a nut to. | ||
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| + | ==Miscellaneous tips== | ||
| + | *Weld a piece of metal to the top of the bolt to use as leverage when loosening. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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