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<DIV> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><FONT size=3>Interesting! Even
if you're not mechanically inclined, this might be worth</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3>noting.<BR><BR>This story came to me from one of the guy's in the EAA
club Interesting !!<BR><BR>"Machinist's Workshop" recently published
information on various penetrating<BR>oils. The magazine reports they tested
these products for "break out<BR>"torque" on rusted nuts and bolts. A subjective
test was made of popular<BR>penetrating oils, with the unit of merit being the
torque required to<BR>remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted"
bolt.<BR>Average torque load to loosen nut:<BR>No Oil used
........................516 foot pounds<BR>WD-40 .....................
........238 foot pounds<BR>PB Blaster .........................214 foot
pounds<BR>Liquid Wrench ......................127 foot pounds<BR>Kano Kroil
.........................106 foot pounds<BR>ATF/Acetone
mix...................... 53 foot pounds<BR><BR>The ATF/Acetone mix is a "home
brew" mix of 50/50 automatic transmission<BR></FONT>fluid and acetone. Note this
"home brew" released bolts better than any<BR>commercial product in this one
particular test.<BR>Our local machinist group mixed up a batch, and we all now
use it with<BR>equally good results. Note also that Liquid Wrench is almost as
good as<BR>Kroil for 20% of the price.<BR>ATF/Acetone mix is best, but you can
also use ATF and lacquer thinner in a<BR>50/50 mix. ATF = Any type of
Automatic Transmission
Fluid<BR>
This version of the story was in
one<BR>
of the Military Vehicle Club
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