NAC - Help, Frozen Rotors

[Eric]

Huw Powell wrote:

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>> Sure, for heat you can pick up a propane torch kit for under $20US.
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> I wouldn't waste time buying propane just to do that, though of course
> it's fun to have around for lots of other things.
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> We once pounded the living daylights out of a friends MB front rotor,
> no luck.  Dumped all the heat into it that we could with mapp gas
> (propane on steroids?) to no avail.  (all the dents in the surface of
> the rotor really helped his braking effectiveness though!)
>
> 5 minutes with a flame wrench at a real shop and it was off.
> Acetylene is a *lot* hotter and faster.
>
I have a small O2/Map set.  I don't remember what it cost, but it is the
same size as propane bottles.  It is a benzo-whatever brand designed for
the "home shop".  It will cut bolts, but I have never tried using it for
heat.


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Eric Sanborn
'85 4ktq - 225k+ on chasis, ~300 on engine


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