rusted on plates(type 44)

[JanDebL at aol.com]

In MN we have the same problem when the road salt fuses bolts and nuts 
together.  If you're lucky enough to get the old bolts out, replacing them 
with new plated bolts and a liberal amount of grease on the threads will help 
for the next time.  If you can't get the bolts out, removal of the rear lite 
assembly / front bumper / license plate bracket is required.  When I get to 
that point, I put in stainless nuts and bolts but I have only found them in 
USS threadsizes - 1/4 x 20.  BTW this was never a problem until the convicts 
got lazy.  We used to get new plates each year and the fasteners never had a 
chance to get that rusty.  Now you can go for 5 + years with the same plates.
Jan Lahtonen