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12-08-2003, 10:03 AM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing
set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? |
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12-08-2003, 10:03 AM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
Elson wrote:
I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? soak them in WD-40 and heat them up with a blow torch. get them hot but not red /glowing hot. then try to use your wrenches etc . |
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12-08-2003, 02:03 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
If you can get wrenches on them and keep them from turning, a socket
with a long bar should be able to just snap them off. "Die Spammer !!!!" wrote in message ... Elson wrote: I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? soak them in WD-40 and heat them up with a blow torch. get them hot but not red /glowing hot. then try to use your wrenches etc . |
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12-08-2003, 02:03 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
Autozone sells a good can of rust buster fluid.
"Elson" wrote in message ... I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? |
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12-08-2003, 02:42 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
"Elson" wrote:
I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? You may have to cut or brake them off, if a penetrating oil like PB Blaster won't loosen them. -- GO# 40 ------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50GB/Month |
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12-08-2003, 09:12 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
Sawsall. take you about 10 minutes to cut the whole thing up for garbage
pickup. "Elson" wrote in message ... I'm doing some backyard cleaning which includes dismantling a kids' swing set which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years. Scews and bolts hold it together but I've only had marginal luck in removing any of them because they've been seemingly welded together by rust. What can I do to remove them? |
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12-08-2003, 10:13 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
"Justbrilliant" wrote:
Sawsall. take you about 10 minutes to cut the whole thing up for garbage pickup. Best idea yet. -- GO# 40 ------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50GB/Month |
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12-08-2003, 10:16 PM
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Removing Rusted Bolts?
"Justbrilliant" wrote:
Sawsall. take you about 10 minutes to cut the whole thing up for garbage pickup. Best idea yet. -- GO# 40 ------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50GB/Month |
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