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I thought the air chisel would chew up the end of the bolt.
Posted by: ThetaTau87 (776) on 2016-08-01 20:39:09 In Reply to: Agreed, air hammer works faster. posted by SloopJohnB on 2016-08-01 17:26:43	Share \| Report

Hopefully there won't be a next time, but if there is I'll try it.

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I came up with a way to use heat to remove a stubborn pinch bolt without destroying the UCA boots - ThetaTau87 2016-08-01 11:31:18 (620 views)
- snap the head of the bolt off then drive the rest with the nut....add washers as spacers - kinderutz 2016-08-06 05:16:36 (296 views)
- Gentlemen. - Jimmy 2016-08-04 11:46:18 (445 views)
  - Seriously cool and funny too! Too bad it won't work on pinch bolts. - ThetaTau87 2016-08-14 01:07:53 (281 views)
    - Who cares?--- whatch it for the comic value :-) - just me 2016-08-17 07:35:39 (255 views)
  - Wish I'd seen this before doing mine... - jc179 2016-08-12 13:25:41 (271 views)
    - Heat works every time. My heat and hit with a BFH method got that pinch bolt out in 30 min. - ThetaTau87 2016-08-14 00:58:32 (247 views)
- There's barely any rust on that thing! - FrenchToast 2016-08-03 23:43:26 (292 views)
- Remember on assembly: - just me 2016-08-03 07:45:39 (377 views)
  - If you're putting anti-seize on the threads you're over torquing the bolts. - ThetaTau87 2016-08-03 19:05:57 (307 views)
    - no, on the shaft - that's what seizes.... - just me 2016-08-05 15:12:59 (276 views)
    - you describe my approach - anti-seize on the body, not the threads. Then, 2X per year, - Grapeking 2016-08-04 06:37:58 (324 views)
- Well done! I sacrificed a pie plate for that duty when I first did the air springs on my allroad.... - serf2k 2016-08-02 23:58:57 (464 views)
- Very clever. Air hammer/chisel will also help a lot - the - Grapeking 2016-08-01 11:59:25 (304 views)
  - Anti-seize is a given on re-assembly. - ThetaTau87 2016-08-01 20:14:07 (321 views)
  - Agreed, air hammer works faster. - SloopJohnB 2016-08-01 17:26:43 (302 views)
    - I thought the air chisel would chew up the end of the bolt. - ThetaTau87 2016-08-01 20:39:09 (323 views)

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