<VV> Stuck Bolt

[Mike Clark]

One thing that I've had luck with is heating the bolt pretty hot and then 
holding a small candle against it.  The wax will  melt and wick into the 
threads.  I'm unclear as to whether you got the nut off the end of the bolt, 
but the same should work on the shank or under the head.

If there's too much corrosion for the wax to get through, then, you'll have 
to resort to tools of mass destruction.



Mike Clark
Stockbridge, Georgia




I ended up cutting the bolt off with an air-powered grinder using a cutting 
disk
on my '64 Vert. I knew mine was not salvagable and was being replaced, so I 
was
just careful not to cut into the bracket. Frustrating, I know!

>On my troublesome '62 wagon, the left front wheel camber adjusting bolts
>aren't co-operating very much. Both of the nuts loosened OK and the front
>bolt loosened and turns easily. The rear bolt, however, appears to be
>rusted in. It is difficult to access and so far I've broken two 3/8" U
>joints, one a Snap On, and a 6" 3/8" extension trying to get it loose with
>no luck at all. You can't drill it out because you can't get a straight
>shot at it and a socket with a U joint seems to be the only way to reach 
>it.
>Removing the upper control arm would be nice but step two in the manual is
>to remove these two bolts. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how
>was it solved?