<![CDATA[really tight bolt removal]]>I am trying to remove the sprockets on my bike. I dont know what the last person did, but they are way to tight to remove by hand. I actually ended up stripping my socket. Any suggestions on how to remove a bolt that is this tight?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/6388/really-tight-bolt-removalRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 07:23:37 GMTTue, 09 May 2006 04:04:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Wed, 10 May 2006 11:15:17 GMT]]>:drunken_smilie: Get a bigger hammer!!!:drunken_smilie:

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jct_4628 wrote:
I have a soldering iron, could I just set it on the bolt and let it warm up?

Also, do you think an impact driver might work?

No. A soldering iron is for wires, not bolts.

Just go to the store and buy a propane torch. They are pretty cheap. Heating the bolt up along with a large breaker bar will remove it pretty easily.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101247https://fargostreet.com/post/101247Wed, 10 May 2006 02:07:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Wed, 10 May 2006 01:44:57 GMT]]>ALWAYS use a 6pt socket for tight bolts...

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jct_4628 wrote:
I have a soldering iron, could I just set it on the bolt and let it warm up?

Also, do you think an impact driver might work?

No, soldering iron probably won't work. Use an impact with a 6 pt socket.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101237https://fargostreet.com/post/101237Wed, 10 May 2006 01:41:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Wed, 10 May 2006 01:33:31 GMT]]>I have a soldering iron, could I just set it on the bolt and let it warm up?

Also, do you think an impact driver might work?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101235https://fargostreet.com/post/101235Wed, 10 May 2006 01:33:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 21:35:45 GMT]]>Um, you heat the bolt with a torch...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101204https://fargostreet.com/post/101204Tue, 09 May 2006 21:35:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 16:24:49 GMT]]>just giving you some crap.......would a heat gun work?

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99slowGSX wrote:
use a blow torch..........:p

even if I had one, I dont think I would use it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101154https://fargostreet.com/post/101154Tue, 09 May 2006 16:15:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 15:53:34 GMT]]>use a blow torch..........:p

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101153https://fargostreet.com/post/101153Tue, 09 May 2006 15:53:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 15:49:12 GMT]]>what do you heat the bolt with?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101152https://fargostreet.com/post/101152Tue, 09 May 2006 15:49:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 13:12:36 GMT]]>Impact gun

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I have found that just heating the bolt works 95% of the time

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MisterCMK wrote:
Bad idea. If the bolt is not stripped you will strip it by using vice grips

Not if you aren't a pussy.:icon_thumright:

I am JK btw, use the vice grips as a last resort...

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91nbtsi wrote:
Vise grips.

Bad idea. If the bolt is not stripped you will strip it by using vice grips

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101119https://fargostreet.com/post/101119Tue, 09 May 2006 05:34:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 04:34:50 GMT]]>soak it in a quality penetrating fluid like JB-80 or PB Blaster. then wrench on it, sometimes use a box end wrench and a cheater on the end of it to get really stubborn bolts out.

next step is heat. heat it up then try wrenching on it. but dont forgot ya heated it up. it hurts. haha

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/101113https://fargostreet.com/post/101113Tue, 09 May 2006 04:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to really tight bolt removal on Tue, 09 May 2006 04:07:33 GMT]]>Vise grips.

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