[Fot] Recalcentrant Bolt!!!

[Tim Murphy]

The Mechanical Engineer's mantra!!  Except when it's a left hand thread like 
on water pump pulley we once had to remove.  The manual was a little 
"unclear", to say the least.  We had it on there pretty tight before we got 
it off.

Tim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillDentin at aol.com>
To: <billb at bnj.com>; <hottr6 at hotmail.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Recalcentrant Bolt!!!


> In a message dated 03/26/2007 10:32:57 AM Central Standard Time,
> billb at bnj.com writes:
>
>
>> It would be a pretty big or specialized shop to have EDM stuff. It's
>> a nut. It will come off. If worse comes to worst, use a chisel
>> against the edge of the flats. It helps if you make a nick with a
>> sharp chisel and then use a dull one to apply torque. Big Big F*&%
>> $ing Hammer (BBFH) and a bit of technique. Just be sure you're
>> loosening the nut, not tightening it.
>>
>
> 'Righty Tighty...Lefty Loosey"
>
> Bill (Damdinger)
>
>
>
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