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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Morning gents,

I've spent a fortune on poly bushes, I've even gone as far as to buy a hydraulic press to do the job..... But I cannot get these bolts off!

The bolts holding the components on are seized like f***!!! I've tried breaker bar, breaker bar looped with a spanner, swearing at it, WD40, impact driver, more swearing..... Still wont budge!!!

Any ideas? I've never used (nor do I have) heat to get stuff off so slightly nervous of this as a solution.

Thanks!! Adam
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 11:30 AM
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Can the bolts be easily replaced as I would just grind the heads off old bolts and replace with new stainless ones with a bit of goop or copper slip on.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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I would think my angle grinder could fit
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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Before yiu cut go buy a bottle of plus gas, it awesome stuff, squirt it all over and leave for 30mins and the try with a breaker bar, if that dosnt work you'll have to cut them, but I would defo try the plus gas!
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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Plus gas from halfords? Wilcos?
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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If you dont fancy heat, The opposite can work. Buy some freeze spray. Stuff plumbers use to temp freeze pipes. Freeze the bolts. Ive found they snap much easier.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Usual tricks are soak them in diesel. Tighten them until you feel them give to crack rust. Get some heat on the nut/threaded hole or freeze the bolt. Hit the bolt head square on top to losen rust. Chisel the nut to split it.
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