countrytravler Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike36 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Very cool Dave, thanks for a usefull tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Interesting? Wonder how well it works on a car that has set out in a field for a decade or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 hmmm? that's pretty interesting. Only problem for me is living in the California desert things just never get that rusty. Wish I was back east so I could try this cool trick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Old timers have been using wax way before penetrating oil has been around. The wax migrates into the threads and helps removal easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'll have to try it. I bet it'll work without the wax, but the wax has to help at least a bit. I'm thinkin' that the key is the application of small amounts of heat to a small area. This heats and expands the nut before the heat can be transferred to the stud, expanding it in turn. The stud is pressed into a large heat sink (the axle and brake drum) which would absorb the heat more rapidly than it could be transferred from the nut ... or sumthin'. That's my theory anyway, and I'm stickin' to it until someone either overwhelms me with logic or buys me a beer. Cheese, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 That was a "cool" trick, however I wouldn't walk around in that shop barefoot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Use two candles save lighter fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Bulldog, that's really using you head to make the idea even better. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The wax works better than penetrating oil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Zetnick Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 A friend told me about this just a week ago....great to see it in action on a vid! I definitely could have used this idea when I first worked on my car and I'll definitely remember it for any rusty bolts in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 What is fun to watch, is when one side of the cars has threads that go the other way. And no matter how much people try, they just can not break them loose even with wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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