getting bolt out
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Topic: getting bolt out
Posted By: Tim in arkansas
Subject: getting bolt out
Date 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  ------------- Allis Chalmers fan from Arkansas |
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Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date 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. ------------- Yea, I can fix that..... |
Posted By: Tim in arkansas
Date Posted: 19 May 2012 at 8:34pm
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thanks ------------- Allis Chalmers fan from Arkansas |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date 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 ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 19 May 2012 at 9:28pm
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welder ------------- AC from the start of my families farming career till the end! |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 6:33am
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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 !!
------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date 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.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:35am
| 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. |
Posted By: MBWisc
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:45am
| If that fails, drill and tap new treads. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 8:53am
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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. ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |