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Partial success! Two of the three bolts have given up the fight! Yes!! I
found a good-enough combination of just the right tools, at just the right
angle, plenty of Aero Kroil penetrant and a not too awkward body-position
to get the top and middle bolts loosened. They have let go of their
respective slots. But I have a feeling the bottom bolt will need me to use
a Dremel and cut-off tool, though there's very little room to get in
there....
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll keep them in mind for when I move over
to the other side of the car..... I almost went the combat engineer
route!!!
Dave Friedlander
On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 1:26 PM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a Combat Engineer buddy used to say, there's no problem which can't be
> fixed with a suitable application of high explosive.
>
> jim
>
> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:56 PM, David Friedlander <forzion7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I restored my TR6 from "the brink" some years ago and never
> had issues like this. These three bolts *must *be removable because many
> of you have done it. :- ) But these are more challenge than I have
> encountered
> before.... I managed to squirt some penetrant up to the back of the middle
> and upper bolts. The head on the bottom one is rounded and the back end
> of that bolt is a rusted stem. To add insult to injury, these bolts aren't
> even accessible to a cut-off wheel!
>
> As always, I'll just keep trying...
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Bob Labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>> Yes, A box wrench should do the trick, but they may be rusted as others
>> have mentioned.
>>
>> I replaced those 3 caged nuts with speed nuts as used on the 4 and above
>> cars for fender (wing) attachment.
>>
>> Bob
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sa=
ns ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Partial success! Two of the three bolt=
s have given up the fight! Yes!! I found a good-enough combination of just =
the right tools, at just the right angle, plenty of Aero Kroil penetrant an=
d a not too awkward body-position to get the top and middle bolts loosened.=
They have let go of their respective slots. But I have a feeling the botto=
m bolt will need me to use a Dremel and cut-off tool, though there's ve=
ry little room to get in there.... <br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Thanks=
for all the suggestions. I'll keep them in mind for when I move over t=
o the other side of the car..... I almost=C2=A0 went the combat engineer ro=
ute!!!<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic=
sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Dave Friedlander<br><br></div></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 5, 2=
015 at 1:26 PM, J.C. Hassall <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jhassa=
ll@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jhassall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>As a Combat Engineer=
buddy used to say, there's no problem which can't be fixed with a =
suitable application of high explosive.</div><div><br></div><div>jim=C2=A0<=
br><br>Fat-thumbed from my iPhone</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On J=
un 5, 2015, at 12:56 PM, David Friedlander <<a href=3D"mailto:forzion7@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank">forzion7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Well, I=
restored my TR6 from "the brink" some years ago and never <br>ha=
d issues like this. These three bolts <i>must </i>be removable because many=
<br>of you have done it.=C2=A0 :- ) But these are more challenge than I ha=
ve encountered <br>before.... I managed to squirt some penetrant up to the =
back of the middle <br>and upper bolts. The head on the bottom one is round=
ed and the back end <br>of that bolt is a rusted stem. To add insult to inj=
ury, these bolts aren't <br>even accessible to a cut-off wheel! <br><br=
>As always, I'll just keep trying...<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_d=
efault" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">D=
ave<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans m=
s,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Bob La=
buz <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:yellowtr@adelphia.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">yellowtr@adelphia.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex">Yes, A box wrench should do the trick, but they may be ruste=
d as others have mentioned.<br>
<br>
I replaced those 3 caged nuts with speed nuts as used on the 4 and above ca=
rs for fender (wing) attachment.<br>
<br>
Bob<span><br>
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