Removing stuck fasteners
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*For stubborn nuts, try a nut splitter. It will crack a nut without damaging the bolt inside it. | *For stubborn nuts, try a nut splitter. It will crack a nut without damaging the bolt inside it. | ||
*An impact driver can be used to loosen frozen nuts or bolts. Hand-held impact drivers typically have slotted and Phillips head bits, as well as a socket fitting. The bit or socket is placed on the stuck fastener, and the other end of the impact driver is struck with a hammer. The impact of the hammer strike loosens the fastener, the downward force keeps the bit in its place, and the impact driver turns the force of the hammer strike into a sudden torque on the stuck fastener. | *An impact driver can be used to loosen frozen nuts or bolts. Hand-held impact drivers typically have slotted and Phillips head bits, as well as a socket fitting. The bit or socket is placed on the stuck fastener, and the other end of the impact driver is struck with a hammer. The impact of the hammer strike loosens the fastener, the downward force keeps the bit in its place, and the impact driver turns the force of the hammer strike into a sudden torque on the stuck fastener. | ||
| + | *When all else fails get a set of these from [http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1074700352.1155916536@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgfaddiijlkdjhcefecemldffidfko.0&pid=00952166000&cat=Hand+Tools,+General+Purpose&subcat=Bolt-Out,+Taps+%26+Dies&vertical=TOOL&ihtoken=1 SEARS] or whoever your favorite tool place is. They are great when the bolt head is rounded off & or there is no room to beat a socket or wrench on to it or when a torch is not available. | ||
==Tips for broken-off bolt heads== | ==Tips for broken-off bolt heads== | ||
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