<VV> Loosening Bolts

[Ken Pepke]

Has anyone out there ever soaked a rusted bolt, nut/bolt, for days then finally got it to squeak apart only to find dry, powdery rust all over the threads?  Does that powdery rust look exactly like the rust that comes out of a nut/bolt that you just cranked apart without soaking?

How much actual 'penetrating' does any of this stuff do?  Does 'soaking' really make any difference in the effort needed in making that first initial movement?

Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
65 Monza 110hp 4 speed 2 door
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

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On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:43 PM, Robert K. Henry wrote:

> I've heard of the penetrating power of wintergreen oil. I understand that's the reason it's used in Marvel Mystery Oil. I wonder how that product would compare as a penetrant.
> 
> Robert Henry
> '65 Corsa Convertible
> Knoxville, TN
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 31, 2012, at 12:35 PM, "henry kaczmarek" <kaczmarek at charter.net> wrote:
> 
>> There’s an even cheaper yet somewhat aromatic way of loosening bolts. 
>> 
>> Oil of Wintergreen.  Known in Naval parlance as “Nut Cracker”.  
>> 
>> Simply applied to threads and over nuts---even those badly corroded by salt water,  works like a champ. 
>> 
>> Navy Medical departments always kept plenty on hand for use by the deck department. 
>> 
>> Hank
>> 
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