before you go to all that trouble just take a couple decent size wrenches. if
the bolts don't loosen easily just twist the heads off and forget them. much
faster and less effort than trying to save them and less chance of damage to the
tower than cutting. i wouldn't reuse bolts that had been up that long anyway so
no use babying them.
Bill Turner wrote:
>
> On Mon, 09 Jul 2001 12:39:36 -0400, Mark . wrote:
>
> >The best suggestion I heard for removing the rusty bolts is to carefully cut
> >off the heads with an abrasive disc and tap the bolts out with a punch.
>
> Before you go to all that trouble, try penetrating oil first.
> Soak the bolt from both sides and give it several hours or even a
> day. I've seen amazingly rusted bolts come loose that way.
>
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