Cub--chapter 2--How to get the bolts out w/out messing up!

[Galla Creek Arky]

How can I remove these two bolts from my seat bracket. I have tried
all afternoon and cannot get them out. I would like to remove them without messing up the casting. I have tried pentatrating oil (soaked for
2 days) with no luck. The wrench does not fit them anymore. Calling all experts--help, help!

I added 4 pictures to the cub folder if anyone wants to look. 1-4 are old pictures and starting with number 5 I took them today! let me know if you get tired of looking at my '57 Cub!

http://www.cswnet.com/~lrenfroe/cub/

[Alabamacub]

You can use a socket called bolt out sold by Sears. It will take hold of the bolt but you do not want to twist it off. Have you tried PB Blast? Good luck.

Robert
Alabamacub

[Rudi]

Larry:

What you need is a set of Bolt Outs from Sears. NAPA also sells a similar product, but I am not sure what the quality is like. My daughters bought me the starter set of Bolt Outs for Christmas 2 years ago and then the completer set for Father's Day. Last spring was the first chance I got to use em on Jethro's seat base bolts - worked like a charm

[johnbron]

On the 2 seat bolts (3/4 I think) bolt head. I used an extension and and my electric impact wrench on both my Cubs. For the battery box I had to use a Sears bolt-out because they were to far gone for a socket by the Batt acid.

[Bruce Sanford]

I had the same problem,so this is what I did.I heated them nice and hot and cooled them with cold water.Each time I did this I tapped them with a hammer. I put a set of vice grips on the bolt with a piece of pipe as an extender. When they let go I thought they broke,but they did not. But that is the chance I was prepared to take.Good Luck Bruce

[beaconlight]

The worse thing in the world to get bolts out of if a steam boiler. It can be done though. You penetrateing oil it, heat it, penetrating oil it every day for a week or two. You hit it with a hammer, not so hard as break things but enough to vibrate and crush rust in the threads. You can try an air or electric impact wrench. There is also a hand inpact wrench. You hit it with a hammer and it lossens stuck bolts and nuts. The trick is not to break off the bolt.
After you get the bolt out run a tap through the threads to clean them up. I put everything back with never sieze.

Bill

[George Willer]

The best luck I have had is with a dull chisel in a good 2" stroke air chisel. Once it gets a bite I rattle it in the direction that will turn it. The rust gives up after a few thousand impacts.

[Dan England]

Larry: On my cub, battery acid had leaked onto the bolts holding the seat pedestal in place. My first attempts resulted in rounding the heads with the bolts still firmly in place. I switched to Bolt-outs and soon had bolts out and the pedestal removed. Bolt-outs work on rounded heads and, if a head is twisted off, select a smaller size and walk the stem out. I bought two sets (10 sizes) a couple of years ago at $20.00 per set. Sears sometimes runs specials at a lower price but they are worth the money at either special or regular price. Dan

[Jim Hudson]

HOT WRENCH

[WKPoor]

I'm with Jim, Blue tip wrench would make quick work of those bolts. And it won't hurt the cast either.

[Kevin]

i had the same problem soaked them with PB BLaster couple days then with bolt head slightly stripped I took my angle grinder and touched it up till a 6 pt socket fit on and they came out with a little persuasion
good luck

[Patbretagne]

The old "Hot Spanner" is a wonder, Eh?

I like the expression "Blue Tip Wrench" it's good.

Best of luck anyhow!
Pat

[Galla Creek Arky]

Don't have a hot wrench or bolt out--I am a poor man with poor ways.

[Little Indy]

A fairing good penetrating oil is oil of wintergreen. If you smell it might remind of the mystery in Marvel's oil?

[freebird]

Sears bolt-out. What a great tool. Just got the completer set as a gift last week. the bolts holding my battery box were covered with old battery corrosion. I had to brush and dig my way down, but I did it. I used some penetrant oil too.