Re: need lesson on rusty suspension bolts

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <381B8AFD.F7A23EB9@snet.net> -=Bob=- writes:

> Ive learned that a good penetrating oil works best, like kroil.  Heat will
> expand the bolt and make it tighter, so if you use heat, heat around the
> bolt instead...

But it's how to _use_ penetrating oil.

Apply the oil and try to move the bolt in _either_ direction.  If the
problem is rust, it may be easier to tighten it a little (no rust on
those threads) and then loosen it.  As soon as you have any detectable
movement, more oil and repeat the movement - tighten and loosen again.
Each time you do it, oil creeps round to more of the thread.

It's really worth taking the time and being patient sometimes.  Shearing
a bolt in a captive nut is not funny.

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 Phil Payne
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