millwrx

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brought a closed deck block today which i am planing on stripping down,the problem i have is that the six bolts that sit in the water jackets that hold the two halfs together have corroed away and i can't get a socket on them to undo them,anyone have any ideas on how to get them out,did think about drilling them but i think that might be very trickey,

merlin24

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Are you using the right socket size which is a 12mm 12 point socket ?
If the bolt heads are badly corroded,then try a 11mm socket tapped onto the bolt heads to remove them.
Last resort would be to drill the heads off with a long series drill bit but i have never had to resort to this method as the 11mm socket normally works.

Mick

millwrx

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hi,yes i'm using the 12mm socket,even the 11mm is abit loose,just seems a shame to throw it away because of not being able to get them out

clark822

Machine mart do a set of fluted sockets by a company called irwin bout 20 quid will shift em with ease - got me out the brown stuff loads of times