The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Nuvo]

You mean pipe freezing spray, available from any good plumber's merchants.
My hammer and socket method worked fine. Although with the prop on the ground I had to get the trusty crowbar on the case too.

I was thinking of this stuff. Probably the same thing only from a motor factors.

[Nj]

cheers Rob, looks like i'm off shopping again. hope the clever slot hasn't ultimately buggred my chances of getting it out properly. doh!

[Knight Rider S4]

Noel tighten the rest of the bolts up so there is less pressure on that bolt to make it easier for that one to come out

[Nj]

ah. good thinking mate. logical now that you've said it. also explains why the last one would be the hardest to get out. i'm a frickkin idiot.

[newsh]

You need to smack the head of the bolt really hard with a hammer, straight on as if it was a nail and you were banging it in, with luck it'll undo with mole grips then. And I mean, really smack it one (or two). you may find the smacking will shrink the allen key hole to the extent you can hammer the allen key back in.. I cant tell you the number of times I've done this to a seized bolt to the amazement of onlookers

[Acidburn]

Lol i'll have to remember all these tricks, the amount of times i've had to make up new ways of doing stuff like this.

[4WheelDrifter]

Go on. Get the hammer on it. You know it makes sense.

[Nj]

cheers Newsh. I'll tighten up the other bolts a bit as Steve suggested and have a bash at the highly technical art of whalloping it as hard as I can. With a bit of luck I won't take chunks out of myself cos there ain't much room in there. I already gouged my knee on one of the screws left after taking the heat shield off.

[baltiboyS2]

Tighten up the others widen the slot and use a impact driver like below and it should come out no bother give it a little heat if you want but you should not need it

Raj Aby

[s2driveruk]

yep that freeze stuff is the dogs, since i have used it i haven't been defeated by anything. If you do whack it with a hammer, get something to cover your ears cos it makes a fudookin racket and they'll ring for hours....BTDT.

Thread is a great read and some good pics too....as someone following in your footsteps its a great insight...I'll be swearing and posting some pics too shortly!
Cheers
David

[Nj]

Raj - fukin good thinking mate. I have one of those in the bottom of my toolbox. If only I knew which way to turn it for 'loosen'.

David - I had a good look last night and decided to get some freeze stuff myself. Glad to be of inspiration to someone. I find myself lying under the car looking at problem bolts and wondering where I lost my sanity. Makes me feel better if I think someone else is prepared to put a silly amount of effort into a car this old.

If anybody else wants some look here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...1533&rd=1&rd=1

[baltiboyS2]

just turn it anti clockwise as you hit it should crack it off then it should be finger tight

Raj Aby

[s2dude]

just turn it anti clockwise as you hit it should crack it off then it should be finger tight

Raj Aby

In theory its a great idea.

but in practice I found that with any part that can move 'slightly' it can take the initial power out of the impact driver.

Now a pneumatic one is a different ballgame tho

[Nj]

pneumatic eh? it's going to be an expensive project if i end up buying a compressor to go along with the generator that I already need. maybe I could adapt a shotgun to work with the impact driver. that'd be impressive (if a tad dangerous). explosives really aren't used enough in car mechanics.

[baltiboyS2]

Try the impact tool it has never failed for me yet dude

Raj ABY