Thanks, Graham. I ended up squirting some more Silkroil in there, giving
the bolt head a few taps with a hammer, then letting it set overnight. I
did the same thing again this morning -- twice -- about an hour apart. Then
I gave 'er another go. I heard the rust crunching and giving way. A few
minutes later, the bold was out. Yippee! I now have a working three point
shoulder harness. Oh Joy!
Best wishes,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: List Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Frozen bolt. Suggestions?
> HI Jeff
> I'm not sure about the spitfire but on some cars you can get to the
> back(thread end) of the bolt cut off as much as possible (with a view to
> using another bolt), spray, then try to undo using a 1/4 turn out 1/8 turn
> back in, slow but often works better than trying to drive it all the way
out
> in one go!
>
> Graham.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 3:20 AM
> Subject: Frozen bolt. Suggestions?
>
>
> >
> > Hi everyone. I went to install my new three-point harnesses today after
> > getting the carpets in and ran into a snag. The passenger side had a
> > non-stock bolt in the rear wheel well that came out with a bit of
coaxing
> > and oil. The original crome-headed bolt on the driver's side is NOT
> coming
> > off. I tried my socket wrench and because the head of the bolt is so
> thin,
> > I had a hard time applying a lot of force without the socket coming off
> it.
> > I even resorted to a pipe wrench at one point, but could only move the
> head
> > about a quarter turn or less. All together, I've managed to move it
maybe
> > half a turn, but it;s very, very tight. For now, I've shot a bit of
> > Silkroil in there and waiting until tomorrow to make another run at it.
> > Anyone been down this road before?
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> >
> >
>
>
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