[TowerTalk] heavily rusted anchor bolt/nut

[DWKANEPE at aol.com]

Try heating it and melting candle wax into the threads.....let it cool (the 
 wax expands) and the nut should come loose..
 
Don
WB2BEZ
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2013 6:56:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kr2q at optimum.net writes:

Hi...

I am changing out the T-Bar base on my TX472.   

[You may recall, my old TX472 was bent at the base of the tower during  
H.Sandy.  The replacement tower has arrived]

I tried using my  wrench to undo the 3 nuts (on 3 anchor bolts), but I 
wasn't able to budge  them.  

Then I slid a six foot long, 2" OD mast over the end of  the wrench and for 
two of them (barely rusted), they easily turned.

But  one of the anchor bolts (1.125" diameter) the associated nut is 
heavily  rusted, as is the bolt.  Over the weekend, I applied Naval Rust Dissolver 
 Gel which sort of worked.  At least enough to demonstrate that the  
threads are still in tact.  I also showered it with Liquid Wrench  (several times).

But even with the 6 foot long lever arm and "cautious"  pressure, I was not 
able to budge the nut.  

I know that when nuts  have "frozen" before on much smaller bolts (5/16" or 
3/8"), I have been able  to (unfortunately) break the bolt instead of 
loosing the nut while applying  "lots" of rotational torque on the nut.  While a 
1.125" diameter bolt  seems pretty hefty, I am concerned about doing the 
same (yeah, sounds  ridiculous)..and then I"ll really be out of luck.

Any suggestions on  how to proceed?

Thanks,
de Doug  KR2Q
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