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[Panic mechanic!]

having a great time sorting out this shock absorber, after drenching it everytime I passed the car since monday with wd40, today I try to remove it , it snapped!
So got out a sawzall and removed the threaded bolt welded to the mount with the aim of welding on a replacement. cut it flush with the surface only to find there must still be a bit of thread in the plate as well as its  not giving up whats left of the bolt!

[Cockney Boy]

My TJ is full off fucked bolts, I'm slowly replacing them along with re-tapping and using copious amounts of copper slip

[Tank]

Good news,shock done 

[Panic mechanic!]

just ball joints, bearing and pads to do!

[Dodster]

fuck it..have a beer..

[jay140285]

Good work dude,

Did my garage raid prove useful?

[Panic mechanic!]

yup altho haven't used the washers.

[300bhp/ton]

having a great time sorting out this shock absorber, after drenching it everytime I passed the car since monday with wd40, today I try to remove it , it snapped!
So got out a sawzall and removed the threaded bolt welded to the mount with the aim of welding on a replacement. cut it flush with the surface only to find there must still be a bit of thread in the plate as well as its  not giving up whats left of the bolt!

Not much help now I know.

But WD40 is water dispersal... it's used for many things. But I'm not sure rusty bolts is it's best.

Recently I've been using a proper dismantling and penetrating fluid, not sure if it's just been luck, but it appears to massively out perform WD40 on undoing rusty nuts and bolts.

[supersparks]

just to agree with the previous post wd40 is poo it is only good for the one thing it was designed for, removing moisture from bakolite circuits on ww2 aeroplanes

[IrishCJ6]

If you want the ultimate in penetrating fluid to get off rusty bolts then mix up a 50/50 mix of ATF (automatic trans fluid) and Acetone (thinners), was told about this a while back and have tried it myself with amazing results, I managed to remove all my chassis bolts including spring to axle U bolts without straining or breaking one. I put it into an old Mr Muscle bottle and now I use this everywhere before I attempt to undo a bolt/nut (spray, leave for 10mins or more and undo), just word of warning its not great on painted surfaces so just bear that in mind when you are spraying the stuff about.

[Bubba]

i use diesel

[Bubba]

mot ?

[Panic mechanic!]

yup but don't tell lardy he'll panic cos I have done so many lately....

[Mel B]

I have used brake fluid in the past, it's got a creeping action.....BUT keep it away from ya paint work .

[tag]

The original Plus Gas was the stuff  used in garages back in late 60s 70s it smelled like bubble gum and did what it said on the tin!