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| | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 | I haven't had a bolt I couldn't get out til now. The 6 bolts holding the front bumper brackets to the frame won't move. Its a 53 and I don't think they've ever come off. I tried PB Blaster, a propane torch, and wrenches with a breaker bar. Nothing will move the thing. Any tricks for getting this thing off short of cutting the head off the bolt??
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 66 | I had the same thing on my '70 GMC. I tried but ended up bending or snapping all of them, but I would try this stuff called Liquid Wrench. It works pretty well.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 192 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 192 | try a few applications of rust remover (wink,clr)on a rag soaking on the bolt. Then WD-40 after all the visable rust and gunk is gone. If that doesn't work ? Work on one until you find a solution,good luck. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Impact gun. Or, save some trouble and go ahead and cut them off. Replacement bolts are easy to get.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 66 | Whatever you find that does work, let us all know how you did it so we can know too.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | they aren't stuck you just haven't used a big enough hammer. 
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | If you don't need to save them just wrench on them until they either unscrew or twist off. They are only 1/2" bolts right?
Otherwise PB Blaster and time, or if that's not enough persuasion some serious heat should do the trick.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Use a breaker bar and tighten them until they snap off. Then get new ones,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 | Propane does not give off the heat that an oxy acetylene torch does. Thats always worked for me. Worse comes to worse cut them off. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 | I cut the nuts off, I cut the heads off. The thing still won't budge. I got out a grade 8 bolt the same size and a sledge hammer and its still stuck in there. Who assembled these trucks?! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 | In cutting it out you probably welded the thing in there. It sounds like Murphys Law to me. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 | I only cut one of the bolts, the others still wouldn't come out with the heads intact. I ended up slowly increasing the drill bit size til there wasn't much left than was able to pound the bolt out with a hammer. Only 5 more to go  | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | you didnt use a large enough hammer. Usually a 5# fist maul and lots of pent up anger is all it takes to punch a bolt out with a drift after taking a grinder to the head
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 256 | Well, I finally was able to get all 6 of the bolts out. I had to cut off the heads on all of them. I used a sledgehammer and a pole that came to a blunt point on the end to punch them out. By the end, plenty of pent up anger was showing its colors. I was making so much racket that a neighbor yelled over "You're not supposed to break it!" 
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 | Should'a told your neighbor to get off his butt, and help ya. Then he'd see how hard you were workin', and he would keep his mouth shut. Ha. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 | By the way, I have to do the very same thing as you, because I tried to take one of my bumper bolts out the other day, and she wouldn't budge. Not lookin' forward to it, but I want my new bumper on. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 192 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 192 | Your neighbor,he obviously drives a Lexus ? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 | Heat nut red hot with oxy-acetylene AND ALLOW TO COOL, if this doesn't get it cut em off and get new ones | | |
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