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- From: golder@homer.kodak.com (Patrick Golder)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: How do you remove frozen, stripped screws?
- Message-ID: <4189@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 18:47:19 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.163308.28087@wdl.loral.com>
- Sender: news@eastman.UUCP
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- In article <1992Dec15.163308.28087@wdl.loral.com>, csk@wdl50.wdl.loral.com (Chuck Kuczaj) writes:
- |> I've tried penetrating oil, heat, hammers, and other things, but the
- |> basic problem is still the fact that one can't exert enough force on
- |> a stripped screw. Is there any kind of special tool, which when
- |> "clamped-on" to the exposed screw head, allows for the exertion of much
- |> greater torque? Obviously, I've tried using the "vice-grip method".
- |> What I'm looking for is a more optimal solution.
-
- The best one I ever heard is to weld a rod on the top of what's left
- of the stud so that it is T-shaped. Then you have a handle with some
- leverage. Of course, you need the welding equipment to do this.
-