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Had one before I sold and gave away all my tools.=20
It=E2=80=99s my son in laws=E2=80=99 Midget. I get to work and drive =
occasionally, never really left, just didn=E2=80=99t have my own car. =
Tried heat, repeatedly, tried cooling with PB Blaster, tried more heat. =
Got impatientused and impact wrench and impacted it, and broke the bolt =
on both sides. Fortunately, he has a parts car and we pulled the shocks =
off of that. The bolts on those do not look frozen. :-)
Larry
> On Jun 19, 2023, at 7:54=E2=80=AFPM, Jim Ryan <ryan@jimryan.com> =
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> Right, I had to use it with a large phillips bit to break the door =
hinge loose on my BJ8. I really need a memory transplant. Anyway, in =
my experience patience is your friend here. Heat, spray, tap every few =
hours. If it's after 5pm Heat, spray, tap, sip....
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> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 7:32=E2=80=AFPM Ryan =
>> That is called an impact driver. Friend has one he got at horrible =
freight for $5.
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>> Also another friend said that propane may not be hot enough. Try MAP =
gas or find someone with oxy acetylene.=20
>> Ryan
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jun 19, 2023, at 7:17 PM, GUY DAY via Spridgets =
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>>> Try an 'Impact Driver'. Mostly people now know them as powered tools =
but the original tool is still on the shelves. I've known them be called =
'Impact Texas Driver' but being a UK person.... Amazon, Toolstation and =
Screwfix all sell them. Also, a very useful tool when removing the rear =
brake drum when the DPO has put the retaining screw in too tight!
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>>> Stay well,
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>>> Guy R Day
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>>> From: "Jim Ryan via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net =
>>> Cc: "Spridgets net" <spridgets@autox.team.net =
>>> Sent: Monday, 19 Jun, 23 At 23:13
>>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 76 MidgetFront suspension
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>>> I agree with Daniel. I would heat the nut and then soak the bolt =
threads with penetrating oil (Liquid Wrench) a few times a day, put a =
wrench on it and tap it with a hammer while hot, don't slam it though, =
don't want to break the bolt. It will eventually come off.=20
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>>> I used to have a tool the you put a socket on and when you hit it =
with a hammer it rotated the socket just a bit. Can't remember what it =
was called though.=20
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>>> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 1:56 PM Larry Macy via Spridgets =
>>>> Any one have a secret for getting the stupid 1/2 inch clamp bolt =
out of the top of the suspension? Trying to install new bushings and =
the clamp bolt is stuck in the shock arm end.
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>>>> Thanks
>>>> Larry
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Had one before =
I sold and gave away all my tools. <div><br></div><div><font =
face=3D"ArialMT">It=E2=80=99s my son in laws=E2=80=99 Midget. I get to =
work and drive occasionally, never really left, just didn=E2=80=99t have =
my own car. Tried heat, repeatedly, tried cooling with PB Blaster, tried =
more heat. Got impatientused and impact wrench and impacted it, and =
broke the bolt on both sides. Fortunately, he has a parts car and we =
pulled the shocks off of that. The bolts on those do not look frozen. =
:-)</font><div style=3D"font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: ArialMT;">Larry</div><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Jun 19, 2023, at 7:54=E2=80=AFPM, Jim Ryan =
<ryan@jimryan.com> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Right, I had =
to use it with a large phillips bit to break the door hinge =
loose on my BJ8. I really need a memory transplant. =
Anyway, in my experience patience is your friend here. Heat, spray, tap =
every few hours. If it's after 5pm Heat, spray, tap, =
sip....</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 7:32=E2=80=AFPM Ryan <<a =
href=3D"mailto:ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net";>ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net</a>>=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">That is called an =
impact driver. Friend has one he got at horrible freight for =
$5.<div><br></div><div>Also another friend said that propane may not be =
hot enough. Try MAP gas or find someone with oxy =
acetylene. </div><div>Ryan<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my =
iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 19, =
2023, at 7:17 PM, GUY DAY via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF <div dir=3D"auto" =
style=3D"unicode-bidi:embed">Try an 'Impact Driver'. Mostly people now =
know them as powered tools but the original tool is still on the =
shelves. I've known them be called 'Impact Texas Driver' but being a UK =
person.... Amazon, Toolstation and Screwfix all sell them. Also, a =
very useful tool when removing the rear brake drum when the DPO has put =
the retaining screw in too tight! <div><p><br></p><div><p>Stay =
well,</p><p><br></p><p>Guy R =
Day</p><div><p><br></p><p><br></p><br><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px =
auto;padding:0px 2em;border-left:2px solid =
rgb(0,173,229);white-space:pre-wrap"><br><br>------ Original Message =
------<br>From: "Jim Ryan via Spridgets" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: "Larry Macy" =
<<a href=3D"mailto:lmacy@mac.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">lmacy@mac.com</a>><br>Cc: "Spridgets net" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Monday, 19 =
Jun, 23 At 23:13<br>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 76 MidgetFront =
suspension<br><br><div dir=3D"auto">I agree with Daniel. I would heat =
the nut and then soak the bolt threads with penetrating oil (Liquid =
Wrench) a few times a day, put a wrench on it and tap it with a hammer =
while hot, don't slam it though, don't want to break the bolt. It will =
eventually come off. <div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I =
used to have a tool the you put a socket on and when you hit it with a =
hammer it rotated the socket just a bit. Can't remember what it was =
called though. </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 1:56 PM Larry Macy via =
Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank"><span>spridgets@autox.team.net</span><span></span></a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Any one have a secret for getting the =
stupid 1/2 inch clamp bolt out of the top of the suspension? Trying to =
install new bushings and the clamp bolt is stuck in the shock arm =
end.<br> <br> Thanks<br> Larry<br> <br> Sent from my iPhone<br> <br> =
<br> Sent from my iPhone<br> ------------------------<br> <br> <a =
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