Frozen Bolt

[Teal03]

hay all I need to replace a shackel bushing on my 03 but the bolt is frozen to the steel sleve in the bushing! I have tried WD-40 in the past but I was woundering if there might be something better? I had hurd that hydrogenperoxide works well as it "eats" the rust. Any ideas?

 

 

Thanks,

Rich G.

[2000DV4.8]

The only thing you can really do is spray the crap out of it, hit it with a hammer, and keep trying to break it free with a ratchet. There isn't really enough room to get an air chisel in there or anything, so it can be a huge pain. I've had good luck with Liquid Wrench penetrating oils, so it's something else you could try.

[dietz4ibanez]

Seems like you need to get some leverage on that bolt of an impact wrench!

[cbxeric]

A little heat might help.

[2000DV4.8]

A little heat might help.

 

Just be careful of the rubber bushings, they'll light up pretty quickly (and smell like ass). The WD40 will also ignite... But who doesn't like a little fire?

[pm26]

I had hurd that hydrogenperoxide works well as it "eats" the rust.

 

I would not use this stuff.

[ALange]

Heat when carefully applied is king. If you have a set of torches I'd use a braising tip for surgical precision or if space allows a larger tip to get a stuck bolt cherry red and expanded away from the threads. Use care if you use flame. Fire extinguisher should be handy. Mopar used to have a heat riser solvent that was amazing but getting solvent down stuck threads is wishful thinking because if there was room for the solvent to flow the bolt would not be stuck. Solvent can work over time though, I've never had the patience or time.

[d3athsong]

Heat when carefully applied is king. If you have a set of torches I'd use a braising tip for surgical precision or if space allows a larger tip to get a stuck bolt cherry red and expanded away from the threads. Use care if you use flame. Fire extinguisher should be handy. Mopar used to have a heat riser solvent that was amazing but getting solvent down stuck threads is wishful thinking because if there was room for the solvent to flow the bolt would not be stuck. Solvent can work over time though, I've never had the patience or time.

 

 

+1 Sort of. If im reading it right, you have the nut off, but its just siezed in the sleave. Heat the sleave around the bolt, but not the bolt. Then a hammer and a punch will be your best friend. Just be careful where you point the flame. If that doesnt work, a good 1/2 or 3/4 inch drive strongarm/flexhandle with a snipe may break it loose if your impact cant.

[Draenor]

WD-40 sucks. Soak that in PB Blaster.

 

Heat when carefully applied is king. If you have a set of torches I'd use a braising tip for surgical precision or if space allows a larger tip to get a stuck bolt cherry red and expanded away from the threads. Use care if you use flame. Fire extinguisher should be handy.

+1

[longhorn_giant]

Just be careful if you're going to use a torch. My dad and I tried that one time trying to free up a bolt in the frame. My dad was underneath the truck with the torch and I was standing just outside the wheelwell. The torch had a leak in it and burst into flames in my dad's hand. Instinctly he threw it away from the truck, but right at me and hit me in the leg. I kicked it away and we put it out with the fire extinguisher. After the whole thing was done my dad's eyebrows were gone, my leg hair was gone, and we just kind of laughed. Then we went back and looked at what we were doing and realized we were right underneath a full gas-tank. Oops...

[onac255]

Just be careful if you're going to use a torch. My dad and I tried that one time trying to free up a bolt in the frame. My dad was underneath the truck with the torch and I was standing just outside the wheelwell. The torch had a leak in it and burst into flames in my dad's hand. Instinctly he threw it away from the truck, but right at me and hit me in the leg. I kicked it away and we put it out with the fire extinguisher. After the whole thing was done my dad's eyebrows were gone, my leg hair was gone, and we just kind of laughed. Then we went back and looked at what we were doing and realized we were right underneath a full gas-tank. Oops...

 

 

Live and learn huh?

 

Glad you guys were okay.

 

EDIT: @ Rich heat is your best friend when used carefully.

[wrangler6]

I use a product called PB blaster. Its like WD-40 but it works better. You can find it at most parts stores like autozone, napa, ect.

[Bostonsfavson]

PB Blaster is great stuff. So is this, although it's not commonly available in stores: Kroil. Amazing stuff.