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Subject:Subject: Frozen axle nuts
From:DSTEVENS
Date:Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:35:36 -0500

HEATING SHOULD MAKE A GREAT DIFFERANCE, but with propane little heat
is gained ( it will take a while ) and is effected by the outside temp.
A good hot nut some liquid wrench( it is flammable!!!) IF NERVOUS GOTO
local Goodyear explain issue pay 1/2hr labor for them to loosen and
retighten, then undo at home with regular means.
Hope this helps and good luck.

From:    Todd Last <>
Subject: Frozen axle nuts

If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all
you do
is snap socket wrentches in two, does anyonw have any tricks?  (This is
actually on an old Superbug)

I've drentched then in liquid wrentch to no help. Tried an impact
wrentch.

If I heat the nut with a propane torch will that help? Or should I just
try
to grind it off?

Daniel Stevens
Business Systems Specialist

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