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timturner89
25th September 2021, 06:26 PM
G’day! First post on here.. I’m in the process of swapping my bullbar on my TD42.. 2 out of 6 bolts have seized on. Does any one have any tricks?

I’ve tried blowtorching, freezing, rattling, wrenching, and smashing the F*#\$ out of it!

nipagu7
26th September 2021, 08:49 AM
maybe look at nut splitters . you can find them in auto shops and tool shops and on ebay there not expensive and are quick and easy to use .check youtube for how to vids .

Rossco
26th September 2021, 08:51 AM
Can you get a grinder in there. . ?

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timturner89
26th September 2021, 10:24 AM
Thanks mate will look into it! Also thinking to drive past the engineering place and let them sort it. Thanks for the reply!

timturner89
26th September 2021, 10:25 AM
Also no room to get the grinder in unfortunately. It’s situated to high

MB
26th September 2021, 10:33 AM
Penetrene is our first go to on rusty gold that we don’t want to damage:
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/09/112.jpg

Over the course of a day or two applied regularly hopefully it will penetrate the rust deep inside and then try rattling the sh#t out of the stubborn bolts with around 1,000Nm of torque [emoji1696][emoji106][emoji106]


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