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[Dangeranger3]

I've been trying to get the nut/bolt off of my coil spring for a couple days now. Found about a 4 ft cheater pipe to use and broke my breaker bar!!! Now I need to get another one and try something else. Anyone have a good idea for breaking loose frozen nuts/bolts besides PB blaster, shocking it with a hammer, heat, and force? I thought about an impact gun but don't think it would do it either.

 

[Ranger1989]

Bigger, stronger breaker bar. Leverage wins.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Get it good and hot, wack it good with a hammer, then get on it with a the breaker bar. If that doesn't work repeat with a impact in place of the breaker bar.

 

[booblinker]

pee on it

 

[Dangeranger3]

pee on it

Has that ever worked for you?

Does anyone have an opinion on a great neck breaker bar ($20) vs a duralast breaker bar ($30) Or do I need a dif yet. The one I broke was inherited from my grandpop. Wright was the brand. And are they supposed to flex? Because this one defenitely was.

 

[Ranger44]

i'd say get a craftsman one....no matter how many times ya break it, they'll keep throwing new ones at you. lol. Use half inch one too. Leverage works!!

 

[michowski]

leverage will prevail. Just keep extending that bar and eventually that nut will give. Spray it with wd40 and let it sit for about 10 minutes to soak in and then try it with the bar. I bet it comes loose after that.

 

[Bow_Extreme]

You can soak it up good with brake fluid also. Let it sit for a couple days applying fluid daily and usually they will break free.

 

[almostclueless]

PB blaster or aerokroil, and a craftsman breaker bar...

 

[AllanD]

I usually heat them they glow a nice tangerine orange color then they spin right off.

If I can't heat it up I have a breaker bar that never fails...
it's a 3/4" breaker bar 36" long the nut will turn off or the stud will snap.

I've actually snapped off the 3/4" threads with that breaker bar and the big deep impact socket that practically lives on it.

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[bigspaceghost]

ok--this is funny. I just had to take the springs off my spare d-35 that I bought from DKKNE. They have never been off. Off of his explorer.(want to say its a 91) I soaked the bolts and nuts good Once with SEA FOAM. Let it sit a day. And they came off rather easy with a 1/2 inch breaker bar. Save the WD-40 for bicycle chains.

 

[Dangeranger3]

I can't really think of a place for WD-40, other than the garbage. Because its bad for bike chains too. But sea foam. Thats a good I idea I hadn't thought about.

 

[dogboy]

I sprayed mine in WD-40, let them sit, sprayed them agian later that day, and agian the next day and they came right off without a problem. I used a 1/2" breaker bar.

 

[Will]

I have a 1" drive, 1500ft# impact wrench and it easily removes those, and the radius arm bolt/studs as well. It takes a 7hp/60gallon compresser with 1/2" hose and no couplings to reduce any of the flow to even operate this thing--and it weighs 40#. But it is something the natives would set on an alter and pile yams around. I paid $99 at a traveling tool tent for it. You need a 28mm socket though. The 1 1/8" doesn't fit tightly enough and it will fawk it up. This baby is a portable earthquake--it's gentle though. Lub-lub-lub-lub-lub and it's off.

 

[Simple_serf]

Will...

That is beautiful.