Removing stuck fasteners
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*Try to saw a groove in it, so that a flat-head screwdriver can be used to turn it. | *Try to saw a groove in it, so that a flat-head screwdriver can be used to turn it. | ||
*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 finished, put the socket in a vice, and tap out the broken bolt. | *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 finished, put the socket in a vice, and tap out the broken bolt. | ||
| − | *If a bolt is broken off below the surface, build it up with a welder until there is enough to which to weld a nut. | + | *If a bolt is broken off below the surface, build it up with a welder until there is enough to which to weld a nut. If this brakes off try it again, this method is the best, the heat and cool cycle of the tig weld will loosen the fastener in the stuck piece. |
==Miscellaneous tips== | ==Miscellaneous tips== | ||
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