Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:07:44 -0800
Reply-To: dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
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From: dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
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have you tried a nut splitter?
I have a Snap On splitter and can get to a few of the exhaust nuts with it.
When I cant, I use a small rotorary cutting disc to make a small cut across the nut almost to the threads and whack it with a very sharp chiesel in the direction it would spin off.
If you have the time make two cuts in the nut, one on either side and it will pop right off with a chiesel whack.
dylan
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From: Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, February 8, 2010 7:41:07 PM
Subject: Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
I'm with Jim. I've YET to find a satisfactory way of removing rusted on
nuts. I've even tried the melted paraffin trick which is supposed to wick
into the threads, but not really great. I'd say heating them really hot is
the only thing to try before splitting the nuts. Can you back the nut WITH
the stud right out of the manifold?
Courtney
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
David,
In almost 45 years of working on cars, I've never had a penetrating
oil of any kind solve a problem like you are having.
If you have a good nut splitter try that. It has worked on rusted,
rounded exhaust nuts for me. I have been able to chisel and grind the
waste nut away and rechase the threads.
Prepare to break the studs if the nut splitter doesn't work.
Jim
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> I am trying to replace the turbo on my Syncro TriStar. It it held on
> to the manifold with three 13mm nuts, these nuts go on to studs which go
> into the manifold. I really don't want to break the studs. I
> can put enough pressure on the socket where I know if I go much further
> the stud will break.
>
> Three days of penetrating oil
> "3-IN-ONE 'High Performance Penetrant'" and no with luck other
> than my garage stinks.
>
> I've tried the tighten a bit and
> then loosen which seems to work with allen bolts and light tapping with
> the impact gun... they're still in place.
>
> What should I do
> next?
>
> David Marshall
> VW Adventure Driver and BMW
> Adventure Rider
>
> HasenWerk
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>
