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Bolt Question - Sticky nuts problem
zzsprade:
I am having a particular problem undoing a whole series of bolts holding my cabinet together.
First off they have probably not been undone in nearly 20 years.
As a result the nut seems to be 'stuck' on each of the bolts
The problem is that the bolt itself is a round head type and as a result can not provide a counter leverage to get it undone. If you grip the nut itself and try to hold the end of the bolt it just keeps spinning around and around.
I have tried WD-40 and other lubricants to try to unseize it.
My concern is that there are so many in the cabinet I need to find an effective way to take each of them off.
Any ideas?
-Alex
whynotpizza:
How about trying to use a metal-cutting grinding wheel/stone to CUT off the NUT side completely?
Although this might be tricky if the bolts are flush against the inside of the cabinet.
A dremel tool with the wheel bit might work best, or maybe a wheel which attaches to a hand drill might also be good.
Make sure to wear safety glasses.
Good luck. :)
David
fatfingers:
You said sticky nuts!! :laugh2:
NightGod:
Instead of cutting them off, buy a nut splitter. It's a device designed to break the nuts off of bolts, definately alot safer than attacking it with a Dremel.
johnm160:
If the bolt sticks out past the nut anwhere near as far as in your illustration you can grab the back end with a pair of vice grips. I will screw up the back couple of thread where you clamp on but by that time you will usually just be able to snap them off with a back and forth rocking motion pretty easily.