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| | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 | There I was faced with a flange gasket leak on my 235 and the thoughts of a broken stud because the nuts haven't been removed for over 30 years. Over the course of the last 2 months I've soaked the nuts with PB blaster and finally got the nerve to put a socket to it. I didn't want to get carried away so I used a 3/8 ratchet.The rear nut came off no problem, but the front was locked-up. Ok heat, PB, socket, no go. Heat, wax, cool down, socket, no go. Three days of this sequence/combination I heated that nut red put an ice cube on the stud and YES that nut submitted. Today was a good day and the moral of this story is patience is a virtue and every problem has a solution. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
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Let us know if/when you get it together with no leak.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 | Went down to o'reillys and dug through their stock until I found a suitable donut, anti-seized the studs, new nuts, snugged it up and oh-yeah what beautiful music! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 775 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 26 | Thanks for the tip GWWIRTH I'll run that by the mechanic at work tomarrow. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | You were very smart to take your time & use caution. Most guys just get on them till they break off. Usually you heat them cherry red & as soon as they cool to not glowing turn them till they come loose. Then let it cool & spray it good with the blaster & screw it off.
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