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Tim in arkansas 
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 8:28pm |
I been working on my 1940 model B and I have trouble I got one bolt that holds the steering box to the tube the other bolt the threads are stripped and will not turn I have tried everything so can I cut the bolt off and drill a hole and use an easy out to do the trick? thanks 
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D-17_Dave
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 8:32pm |
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If the bolt is siezed in the hole I'd say drilling and easy out won't work very good. If you can get a little heat on the outside of the bolt without cooking anything it'll likely come out.
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Tim in arkansas
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 8:34pm |
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 8:34pm |
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Cut the head off , leave the bolt sticking up , weld a large nut to the bolt shank then wrench it out
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 9:28pm |
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 6:33am |
I did a 'modified' version of Coke's method.
I put a washer on first THEN weld a nut onto the busted bolt shaft.
Let it totally cool BEFORE you try to undo !!!
The washer gave me some wiggle room with the AC stick welder and my 'nervous' handiwork !!
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 6:51am |
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After welding, wait till things aren't cherry red and start wrenching. I never wait till it cools all the way down. Heat is one of your friendly tools in a situation like stuck bolts.
Edited by CTuckerNWIL - 20 May 2012 at 6:51am
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David Maddux
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:35am |
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If the bolt is big enough, I drill the center of the bolt with a 1/3 size drill bit, then reweld the drill hole with qw wire welder, then weld a washer on. As it is cooling down, apply a candle to the threads. Then you can take out with a pair of pliers.
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:45am |
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If that fails, drill and tap new treads.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:53am |
that wax method works well , a candle or even a old color crayon applied along side the hot bolt, allows the wax to seep down into spaces and lube the rusty threads.
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