Rusty Bolts

Ok - so slightly OT - but the trailer does usually get towed by a landy!

Right... in the prosess of doing up a heavy duty box-trailer thingy (its all
practice for when I finally buy a landy!) and have got to the point where I
need to remove the stuck in position trailer props (the ones that should
drop down to support the trailer when loading/unloading when not fastened to
a car). Only thing is the bolts are that rusted that they won't move. I've
tried WD40 on them and they still won't budge. I've thought about using the
angle grinder on them to remove the heads - but I can't even undo the bolts
enough to get at the shaft of the bolt.

question therefor is - how do I remove the head of the bolt when I can't get
to the shaft of it?

Cheers

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in article [email protected], Chris Naylor at
[email protected] wrote on 11/4/05 11:09 pm:

> Ok - so slightly OT - but the trailer does usually get towed by a landy!
>
> Right... in the prosess of doing up a heavy duty box-trailer thingy (its all
> practice for when I finally buy a landy!) and have got to the point where I
> need to remove the stuck in position trailer props (the ones that should
> drop down to support the trailer when loading/unloading when not fastened to
> a car). Only thing is the bolts are that rusted that they won't move. I've
> tried WD40 on them and they still won't budge. I've thought about using the
> angle grinder on them to remove the heads - but I can't even undo the bolts
> enough to get at the shaft of the bolt.
>
> question therefor is - how do I remove the head of the bolt when I can't get
> to the shaft of it?
>
> Cheers


Grind the head off and tap out the remaines.


Rory Manton

It's Not Pink.
It's Telemagenta

On 2005-04-11, Chris Naylor <[email protected]> wrote:

> Only thing is the bolts are that rusted that they won't move. I've
> tried WD40 on them and they still won't budge. I've thought about
> using the angle grinder on them to remove the heads - but I can't
> even undo the bolts enough to get at the shaft of the bolt.

Have you tried a little percussive lubrication? Often works wonders.
Basically smack them with a hammer from every angle you can, the shock
will often free them up.

Alternatively apply heat via a blowtorch, you can get small ones that
run off a gas cannister from halfords and suchlike. In the event of
total patience breakdown this can also be used to set fire to the
trailer, solving the problem another way.

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"Chris Naylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok - so slightly OT - but the trailer does usually get towed by a landy!
>
> Right... in the prosess of doing up a heavy duty box-trailer thingy (its
> all
> practice for when I finally buy a landy!) and have got to the point where
> I
> need to remove the stuck in position trailer props (the ones that should
> drop down to support the trailer when loading/unloading when not fastened
> to
> a car). Only thing is the bolts are that rusted that they won't move. I've
> tried WD40 on them and they still won't budge. I've thought about using
> the
> angle grinder on them to remove the heads - but I can't even undo the
> bolts
> enough to get at the shaft of the bolt.
>
> question therefor is - how do I remove the head of the bolt when I can't
> get
> to the shaft of it?
>
> Cheers
>

Get a can of plus gas... it's the muts nuts for this sort of thing.

Failing that some diesel and paraffin mixed.

Apply, go down the pub, get bladdered, come back tomorrow, try your stuck
item again. If it doesn't work at least you got a Beer out of it )

Lee D

Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Chris Naylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Ok - so slightly OT - but the trailer does usually get towed by a
>> landy!
>>
>> Right... in the prosess of doing up a heavy duty box-trailer thingy
>> (its all
>> practice for when I finally buy a landy!) and have got to the point
>> where I
>> need to remove the stuck in position trailer props (the ones that
>> should drop down to support the trailer when loading/unloading when
>> not fastened to
>> a car). Only thing is the bolts are that rusted that they won't
>> move. I've tried WD40 on them and they still won't budge. I've
>> thought about using the
>> angle grinder on them to remove the heads - but I can't even undo the
>> bolts
>> enough to get at the shaft of the bolt.
>>
>> question therefor is - how do I remove the head of the bolt when I
>> can't get
>> to the shaft of it?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>
> Get a can of plus gas... it's the muts nuts for this sort of thing.
>
> Failing that some diesel and paraffin mixed.
>
> Apply, go down the pub, get bladdered, come back tomorrow, try your
> stuck item again. If it doesn't work at least you got a Beer out of
> it )
>
> Lee D


Wish I'd read this one afore venturing into th egarden with large tool of
persuasion and angle grinder!

Applied lots more WD40 last night, this morning buggers still wouldn't budge
so applied hammer to them multiple times - still no budge!

Applied angle grinder to them - by eck! That took some doing! 3 Blades later
and 4 bolts removed! Best tactic seemed to be cut away to shaft from 2 sides
and then break the rest off by hammering a metal wedge thing down between
the head and the thing the bolts were holding on.

Cheers for all the info....

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Rory Manton wrote:
> in article [email protected], Chris Naylor at
> [email protected] wrote on 11/4/05 11:09 pm:
>
>
>>question therefor is - how do I remove the head of the bolt when I can't get
>>to the shaft of it?
>>
>>Cheers
>
>
>
> Grind the head off and tap out the remaines.
>
>
> Rory Manton
>
> It's Not Pink.
> It's Telemagenta
>

Depending on bolt diameter, you can drill the head off as well.

Kalev

Lee_D wrote:


>
>
> Get a can of plus gas... it's the muts nuts for this sort of thing.

Or expressed even more succinctly: the ducks guts!

Fantastic stuff


Richard


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