Please,
Lose the adjustable wrench for this project. The torque involved in
removing these is much more than the design strength of an adjustable
wrench. As Bill Pugh suggested, get a socket of the correct size and a
breaker bar. Using the right tool on a job makes the difference between
success and utter failure.
Imagine rounding the head on a bolt that big? EEEK!
( Not that I've ever done anything like that) :}
Jeff Johnson
'76 TR6
At 02:14 PM 2/9/02 -0500, Hugh Fader wrote:
>Well. I have another stuck bolt on my TR6: the crankshaft end bolt. I have
>two of the radiator bolts installed and am holding it from turning with a
>screwdriver between these. I have sprayed the bolt with Kroil and gave it a
>few whacks. Trying to turn it with a big adjustable wrench. This isn't a
>left-hand thread by chance is it? Next step I guess would be heat, but where
>to apply it? It looks like the threaded hole is behind the pulley.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Hugh Fader
>72 TR6
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