Freeing Up A Stuck Nut Or Bolt

[DD67]

If WD40 or Plus Gas etc isn't working.

Mix up a 50/50 solution of acetone & ATF (automatic transmission fluid)
Spray it on using a garden plant sprayer or brush it on.
The idea is the mixture will creep into places that ATF wouldn't without dilution. The acetone then evaporates leaving the ATF on the threads of the offending fastener.

If you get the solution on any painted/chromed surface. Wash it off quickly as acetone is commonly used as a nail polish remover. Therefore it will dull painted surfaces if not removed quickly.

 

[Judd Dredd]

i hear oxy acetylene is a good bet too

 

[DD67]

i hear oxy acetylene is a good bet too

It can get messy if the stuck fastener in question is holding a fairing panel on Judd?

 

[Public Enemy]

i here oxy acetylene is a good bet too

Hope the Duck doesn't see this!!

 

[chas]

If WD40 or Plus gas etc isn't working.

Mix up a 50/50 solution of acetone & ATF (automatic transmission fluid)
Spray it on using a garden plant sprayer or brush it on.
The idea is the mixture will creep into places that ATF wouldn't without dilution. The acetone then evaporates leaving the ATF on the threads of the offending fastener.

If you get the solution on any painted/chromed surface. Wash it off quickly as acetone is commonly used as a nail polish remover. Therefore it will dull painted surfaces if not removed quickly.

I've always found Plus Gas far superior for penetrating rusted stuff.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Don’t eff about. Get a £700 induction heater. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without. My local garage charges a bottle of wine a throb!

 

[DD67]

Don’t eff about. Get a £700 induction heater. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without. My local garage charges a bottle of wine a throb!

5ltrs of each of my ingredients will last most DIY mechanics decades. And it'll only set you back the cost of one bottle of fairly fancy wine.
As you're a Scotsman, that has gotta appeal to you!

 

[Judd Dredd]

It can get messy if the stuck fastener in question is holding a fairing panel on Judd?

it could if you're ham-fisted about it.

 

[Judd Dredd]

My local garage charges a bottle of wine a throb!

and case for an oil change? yeah I've heard about 'those' types of servicing, always a happy ending

 

[MartytheMartian]

I was going to say 'Induction Heater' myself as they are all the rage. There are cheapo ones on fleabay for around two hundred notes. They are vastly overpriced at the moment as the technology behind them ain't exactly rocket science or complex. As well as releasing stuck bolts with very localised heat you can also use it to easily heat and bend any metal that will fit through the induction loop.

 

[DD67]

Shall I delete this thread & start again tomorrow when everyone is sober?
And the possibility of Sarky B'stard offering reach-arounds at his local garage in exchange for having his tyre pressures checked. Is less likely to be mentioned?
If that works for him & the guys at the garage. Who are we to criticise?

 

[stevethegoolie]

It has been said that Coca Cola is an excellent penetrating fluid! Heard that a few times in the past but I've never tried it myself.
Fuck knows what it does to your insides if you are ever daft enough to drink the stuff!!

 

[Public Enemy]

It has been said that Coca Cola is an excellent penetrating fluid! Heard that a few times in the past but I've never tried it myself.
Fuck knows what it does to your insides if you are ever daft enough to drink the stuff!!

Many moons ago I found that Vodka was a very good penetrating fluid. Or White Lightning if I was potless.

 

[DD67]

Many moons ago I found that Vodka was a very good penetrating fluid. Or White Lightning if I was potless.

Those were the days eh Public Enemy. Kings Cross in the 80's. One bottle of vodka or 2 bottles of White Lightning. Before being penetrated!

 

[MartytheMartian]

My God!! White Lightning, is that crap still around? When I was young I always stuck to Buckfast (three bottles as an 'aperitif' before hitting the pub) but a lot of the guys preferred Sherry (old England or Eldorado) or White Lightning Cider.... Absolutely horrible. Then there was the Thunderbird

I did used to drink once upon a time but I never seemed to find 'Drunk Nirvana' and usually drank so much trying to reach it that I was liable to die from Alcohol poisoning. That's why I eventually gave up trying altogether.

 

[Don the Don]

Had to do this sort of thing many times and have found heat is the best but as mentioned is not always practical, you can also freeze the item you can get a freeze spray from Halfords or I find that Plus Gas to be the best of the solutions to penetrate, If all fails then I have used Nut Splitters [access permitting] to remove the offending nut. I agree on Coke to try as well it really is nasty stuff .

 

[Sarky B’stard]

5ltrs of each of my ingredients will last most DIY mechanics decades. And it'll only set you back the cost of one bottle of fairly fancy wine.
As you're a Scotsman, that has gotta appeal to you!

Clearly you have never had hot nuts

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

Bunch of slack jawed faggs and pussies on this forum..
Man up for Duck sake and get stuck in with your angle grinder...

All you need then is zip ties when it all goes terribly wrong..you should all have plenty of zip ties in your abduction kidnapping and torture kits...

 

[The Departed]

How about freeing up a frozen lock 5 miles away from warm water lol

 

[Sarky B’stard]

5ltrs of each of my ingredients will last most DIY mechanics decades. And it'll only set you back the cost of one bottle of fairly fancy wine.
As you're a Scotsman, that has gotta appeal to you!

Being a Scotsman I dispense tiny 18.7cl bottles