[TR] Fender bolts

[David Friedlander]

Partial success! Two of the three bolts have given up the fight! Yes!! I
found a good-enough combination of just the right tools, at just the right
angle, plenty of Aero Kroil penetrant and a not too awkward body-position
to get the top and middle bolts loosened. They have let go of their
respective slots. But I have a feeling the bottom bolt will need me to use
a Dremel and cut-off tool, though there's very little room to get in
there....

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll keep them in mind for when I move over
to the other side of the car..... I almost  went the combat engineer
route!!!

Dave Friedlander


On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 1:26 PM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a Combat Engineer buddy used to say, there's no problem which can't be
> fixed with a suitable application of high explosive.
>
> jim
>
> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:56 PM, David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I restored my TR6 from "the brink" some years ago and never
> had issues like this. These three bolts *must *be removable because many
> of you have done it.  :- ) But these are more challenge than I have
> encountered
> before.... I managed to squirt some penetrant up to the back of the middle
> and upper bolts. The head on the bottom one is rounded and the back end
> of that bolt is a rusted stem. To add insult to injury, these bolts aren't
> even accessible to a cut-off wheel!
>
> As always, I'll just keep trying...
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Bob Labuz <yellowtr at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>> Yes, A box wrench should do the trick, but they may be rusted as others
>> have mentioned.
>>
>> I replaced those 3 caged nuts with speed nuts as used on the 4 and above
>> cars for fender (wing) attachment.
>>
>> Bob
>>
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