<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="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="ArialMT">It’s my son in laws’ Midget. I get to work and drive occasionally, never really left, just didn’t 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="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">Larry</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 19, 2023, at 7:54 PM, Jim Ryan <ryan@jimryan.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="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="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 7:32 PM Ryan <<a href="mailto:ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net">ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="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="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 19, 2023, at 7:17 PM, GUY DAY via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto" style="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="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="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: "Larry Macy" <<a href="mailto:lmacy@mac.com" target="_blank">lmacy@mac.com</a>><br>Cc: "Spridgets net" <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_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="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="auto"><br></div><div dir="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="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 1:56 PM Larry Macy via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><span>spridgets@autox.team.net</span><span></span></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="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 href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><span>spridgets@autox.team.net</span><span></span></a><br> <br> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br> Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br> <br> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br> <br> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/ryan@jimryan.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/ryan@jimryan.com</a><br> </blockquote></div> <hr>------------------------<br>
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