Removing stubborn bolts

[psychos2]

HEAT will help. shawn

[Grif]

HEAT will help. shawn

HEAT as in the "white gas" fuel additive, or heating the area around the bolt with a heat gun or torch?

Seems like heating the area may cause it to expand, but when it cools off, the resulting contraction of previously expanded threads might help.

[circmand]

I got the 1 bolt side off and the 1st 2 bolts on the other side. Only cost me 1 ratchet. Any suggestions on the right tool to access that third bolt way up top without removing the cladding?

[psychos2]

HEAT as in the "white gas" fuel additive, or heating the area around the bolt with a heat gun or torch?

Seems like heating the area may cause it to expand, but when it cools off, the resulting contraction of previously expanded threads might help.

Heat as in with a torch . Works well on the really hard to get out bolts.

[tom4bren]

"Any suggestions on the right tool to access that third bolt way up top without removing the cladding?"

email etlsport. I'm pretty sure he's had his off.

[Ascinder]

Apply heat to the area and press a crayon into the thread area. It's an old wheeling trick and it works better than wd-40 or liquid wrench.

[nfpgasmask]

Apply heat to the area and press a crayon into the thread area. It's an old wheeling trick and it works better than wd-40 or liquid wrench.

Which ones work better? Crayola or the generic ones you get at restaurants with kids place mats?

Bart

[circmand]

Which ones work better? Crayola or the generic ones you get at restaurants with kids place mats?

Bart

Hey gas mask have you been under there and seen just how accesible the bolts are, let alone the threads? After getting the bolts out the penetrating oil seems to have gotten half way up the threads but the worst part was further up. The breaker bar, Pipe over the socket handle' worked great. I still ned to know what tool works for that 3rd bolt on the passenger side tow hook the farthest up.

[nfpgasmask]

Hey gas mask have you been under there and seen just how accesible the bolts are, let alone the threads? After getting the bolts out the penetrating oil seems to have gotten half way up the threads but the worst part was further up. The breaker bar, Pipe over the socket handle' worked great. I still ned to know what tool works for that 3rd bolt on the passenger side tow hook the farthest up.

I haven't really looked, but I did pull a rear bumper off a 1st gen Trooper at Pick & Pull and those 4 bolts were a WHORE to get off. They are accessible but only with a smaller ratchet and there isn't much room to crank. So why are you removing the hooks?

Bart