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| 914 RZ-1 |
 Aug 27 2017, 08:01 PM
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Porsche Padawan  Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California  |
I had to take off my rocker panels. The screws on the passenger side were impossible to screw off. I tried: liquid wrench, screwdriver, screwdriver with wrench, screwdriver with impact wrench (stripped slot on heads), vise grips, bolt removers (with impact wrench), hammer (tapped screws to see if I could loosen the rust), screw extractor (broke 2 drill bits and 2 extractors) and torch. Finally gave up and used a cut-off wheel to cut the heads off.
There are bolt threads sticking out of the holes. I have sprayed them with more Liquid Wrench. Any ideas on how to remove these? I'd like to put screws back in the same holes. I got hex head bolts instead of those infernal cheeseheads. |
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| pete000 |
Aug 27 2017, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,887 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(914 RZ-1 @ Aug 27 2017, 06:01 PM)  I had to take off my rocker panels. The screws on the passenger side were impossible to screw off. I tried: liquid wrench, screwdriver, screwdriver with wrench, screwdriver with impact wrench (stripped slot on heads), vise grips, bolt removers (with impact wrench), hammer (tapped screws to see if I could loosen the rust), screw extractor (broke 2 drill bits and 2 extractors) and torch. Finally gave up and used a cut-off wheel to cut the heads off. There are bolt threads sticking out of the holes. I have sprayed them with more Liquid Wrench. Any ideas on how to remove these? I'd like to put screws back in the same holes. I got hex head bolts instead of those infernal cheeseheads. Heat them up till they are glowing red and use vice grips. If no luck you will have to drill it out. |
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| 914 RZ-1 |
Aug 27 2017, 08:30 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
Heat them up till they are glowing red and use vice grips. If no luck you will have to drill it out.
[/quote] Do I put the vice grips on them while they are still glowing red? I'm also concerned about catching the car on fire! I'm thinking the undercoating might catch. Am I wrong? |
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914 RZ-1 how to get out rusted rocker panel screws Aug 27 2017, 08:01 PM
Dave_Darling Weld a nut onto them. The heat should help break ... Aug 27 2017, 08:21 PM
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Weld a nut onto them. The heat should help break... Aug 27 2017, 08:29 PM burton73 Just have a squirt bottle ready Aug 27 2017, 08:57 PM mepstein Heat till red. Touch an old candle to the threads ... Aug 27 2017, 09:08 PM bdstone914
Heat till red. Touch an old candle to the threads... Aug 27 2017, 09:39 PM whitetwinturbo ...........leave in garage, set house on fire, the... Aug 28 2017, 09:09 PM DM_2000 When removing rusted bolts it is critical not to t... Aug 29 2017, 08:09 AM mgphoto Post a photo of the "holes that need to be pa... Aug 29 2017, 09:50 AM rhodyguy Drill out and retap. No one will ever know. Aug 29 2017, 11:33 AM |
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