[Vwdiesel] Home made penitrating oil

[mark shepherd]

Kurt, I have to say I've never found a bolt/nut on a mk1/2 Passat that 
didn't undo. Even the Gold Quantum that was as rusty as a boat anchor 
surprised me when I came to strip it for parts ...

http://img461.imageshack.us/i/rustyrim3c1fw.jpg/
http://img443.imageshack.us/i/rustyrima1rg.jpg/

Bolts must have a special coating on the threads...

Mark




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Nolte" <syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Home made penitrating oil


>
> I'll try both of those when we start stripping the Dasher. Thirty year
> old bolts are not going to be kind to our hands...
>
> Do you heat the part up and dribble wax upon it?
>
> -Kurt
>
>
> Shalyn Shourds wrote:
>>>> Some of you might appreciate this. Machinist's Workshop magazine
>>>> tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> It would have been interesting to compare it to the candle wax onto warm
>> parts trick.  The one time I ended up trying that, I almost busted my
>> knuckles over-pushing a wrench on a formerly seized tie rod.  I didn't
>> expect it to come off that easy.
>>
>> I will give the acetone-atf mix a try, though.  Never a shortage of
>> stuck bolts.
>>
>>
>> -Shalyn
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Vwdiesel mailing list
>> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.79/2348 - Release Date: 
>> 09/05/09 17:50:00
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>