I second the hand impact suggestion. But before that, if you have a way to
heat the screws - mini-torch perhaps - it will still be useful. The idea is
to break the chemical/mechanical bond. Then use the hand-impact.
You may want to practice with the hand impact before attacking the
wheels. There is a simple technique to it, but you could ruin a couple of
screws before you get the hang of it. Everybody should have a hand impact
in his toolbox.
Rex Burkheimer
J-CON Coordinator, WM Automotive Whse Fort Worth TX
Texas Region SCCA FC #19 Reynard
rex@txol.net rburkheimer@hotmail.com
Gravity...It's Not Just a Good Idea. It's the Law.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Gano <triumphs@mcleodusa.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Shop talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 11:45 PM
Subject: Another frozen fastner question
>
> I have steel screws, (small, about #8 or 10) severely corroded into a set
of
> aluminum wheels. They are frozen solid and I am starting to strip the
screw
> driver slot. I have poured PB Blaster over them to no avail. The
> application is such that heat is not a good option. (it's the center cap
> and a piece of thin gauge sheet metal would shield the piece I would need
to
> heat. Heating the screw would be going the wrong way.)
>
> Any good suggestions, short of cutting off the heads and re-drilling and
> re-tapping?
>
>
>
> TIA
>
> Ken Gano
>
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