Tight nuts- need ideas

[gatch]

Yeah some of the maintainance dudes us it at work on occasion "freeze and release" I think it is, dunno if it actually works or not haha..

Have you got it out yet ???

[crazefox]

shake them and play with them

[blacksheep]

And try tightening nipping them up tighter first !

what h said

[The Pastor]

Hot air gun, 1/2" one piece allen socket, (koken black industrial are the shizz).
Simmer on heat for about 5mins.
Hammer allen socket into the allen head.
Fit impact driver to allen socket, and give it a good whack.
The heat is to break the locking agents grip.
Try doing a Buell front disc. They"re fun.

how air gun wont give out nearly enough heat

[laserracer]

That bolt freeze works really well

[hayd3n]

how air gun wont give out nearly enough heat

really my hot air gun does 600 degrees

[tri boy]

how air gun wont give out nearly enough heat

Oh yes it does.
Mine can pump out 600 C

[The Pastor]

im not sure what degress my one can pump out, enough to melt all the plastic around the metal... but i think you really need to make the metal glow red

[crazyhorse]

I like nuts - tight, loose, large, small LOL

[AllanB]

. but i think you really need to make the metal glow red

Ah - I would not go heating up my front wheel hub or brake until it's glowing red..............

Alloy will melt before it glows red anyway

[vifferman]

I like nuts - tight, loose, large, small LOL

I've got some in my pocket I can send you.

[cowpoos]

I am trying to get out the allen bolts of that hold the rotors to the front wheel.
I soaked in CRC for a day, a 6mm allen key wont look at it, so put an extension on the hanle still they wont turn.
I tapped them with hammer to loosen maybe, got out my impact driver hit as hard as i can still wont move...
They are tight like welded.
Has anyone got any other ideas?

where in the waikato are you?? I have powered impact drivers and allen key attachments

[rocketman1]

where in the waikato are you?? I have powered impact drivers and allen key attachments

Thanks for the offer but I got them out.
Thanks for all your help guys but HEAT did it. I got a cheap propane gas torch for Bunnings, they dont put out much heat but I spent about 3 minutes on each bolt, I could still touch them, just, so they were no where near red hot, I then spent about 3 minutes heating the hub behind the bolt, and sure enough with an extension on the 6mm allen key it turned, great feeling took a while but did the rest the same and now have them all out. There was just heaps of locktite on them, it seemed the heat made the loctite go slightly soft, as well as a bit of thermal expansion did the trick. I am a happier man.

Thanks again

[LaytonNZ]

we use a blow torch at work to get them red hot then use bruit force