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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:01 AM +0100, "Jim Franklin via Shop-talk" <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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> On Sep 10, 2019, at 2:23 PM, Matt via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I have a seized bolt I am trying to loosen without breaking and it is in a hard to reach location.
> I can't get a socket on it and the 12 point box wrench I am using is slipping off.
> I am having trouble locating a 6 point wrench (10mm by the way).
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If nothing else works, a very good mechanic friend just goes straight for the welder. Welds on a large, easy to reach bolt and (maybe with heat and penetrating fluid) has success.
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