Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
[Re: jake4cars]
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01/05/19 10:01 PM
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DaveRS23
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Nothing works better than heat for removing 50 year old fasteners. Sometimes MAP gas will work, but it often takes an oxy/acetyline torch to get bolts as large as K member bolts cherried up enough to remove without damage.
Good luck!
Master, again and still
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
[Re: jake4cars]
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01/06/19 04:57 AM
01/06/19 04:57 AM
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Yep HEAT and plenty of it.........I always start with PB Blaster and if possible soak it and let it soak/penetrate for an hour or even a day. Then HEAT, HEAT, wait for it to go cherry red if you can. Then a quarter turn loosen and a quarter turn back, 1/2 turn loosen, 1/2 turn back and so on.....sometimes even if I have the bolt halfway out I'll spray the heck out of the exposed thread with the PB Blaster and run the bolt (or nut) all the way back in to clear the thread of any rust or corrosion, then spray it again and then bring it out to where it was before you ran it back in and repeat the turn out and turn back in, all the way until it is finally removed. HEAT and 1/4 and 1/2 turns out and back in. If you rush it you will bind, strip or break the fastener every time. Good luck One of the bad things is the tip of the bolt that sticks out of the captured nut inside the channel usually has the worst rust and corrosion and you're pulling that part through the nut. If you have the ability to wire brush or clean or even burn some of it off with a torch that will greatly help on some jobs.
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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01/06/19 05:11 AM
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Try heating the heads with a propane torch then rap them firmly with a good hammer to jar the frozen stuff loose. Drill a small hole (like 1/8" dia.) above them to allow you to squirt some good lube onto the inside bolt area of each one would also help. .02 If you're using a propane torch try Mapp Gas(R) or Map Gas? (yellow propane type cylinder) as it gets just a little hotter.
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
[Re: jake4cars]
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01/06/19 01:49 PM
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....any ideas are greatly appreciated! Thanks, Joey Any ideas? I'd drill them out. If you aren't confident drilling them out all the way, at least drill a hole completely through the bolt. Then bring out the torch. That center hole relieves the bolt and give a passage for the heat. I've done this up to a 1" bolt with success.
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
[Re: jake4cars]
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01/10/19 03:44 AM
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I also recommend Deep Creep By SeaFoam. It's the best product I've used for getting parts unstuck. Seriously incredible stuff.
1969 A12 Roadrunner 1970 Plymouth Cuda 1968 Dodge Dart
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
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01/11/19 04:54 PM
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njmopar,
do you have a part number for those K frame bolts? I couldn't find them in their catalog. Wish they had a better listing for Mopars like they have for Ford and Chevy.
inherited a 69 roadrunner from my grand pop.
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Re: Any ideas on removing k-member bolts that turn Very hard
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01/11/19 06:05 PM
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njmopar
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Should be C-8216. $28 Their website leaves a lot to be desired. I went to this page https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF.htm and downloaded every PDF and saved. If you go to the Chrysler kit page there is a pretty good summary, but no where near everything in each sub page.
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