2000 Ford Explorer "loosen frozen bolt" Questions

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...frozen in bell housing,cannot move,bottom one came out by hand,top one broke loose turned 1/8 turn and now cannot move,tried some heat with a propane torch no help.afraid to strip head. I would try ...

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...loosen it Or you can leave a UV lamp on all night shining closely at the bolt, then swat that bolt in the morning Swatting the bolt loosens up rust that is the major cause of frozen bolts . If these ...

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Bolts frozen on cailper and need to know how to loosen Usually soaking the bolts overnight in Liquid Wrench, or using a torch are your main options.

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...loosen crank shaft bolt. Sound like you have the typical "frozen" crank bolt. To remove it, it's counter clockwise. What you do to remove it when it's frozen, pull #1 spark plug out, rotate crank so ...

...frozen. Rap it a couple of times with a lead shot mallet and see if it loosens. If it still won't come off, remove the adjuster hole plug on the backing plate and loosen brake shoes by turning the ...

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...reasons that I could come up with are the stut to knuckle attaching bolts are loose or have been loosened maybe alignment that wasn't done correctly or new stuts that they didn't bother with an ...

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...loosen or a good way to apply levered pressure. to get good leverage use a serpentine belt removal tool. the bolt should be on the base. your tensioner must be replaced the spring is worn throuh and ...

...frozen can't loosen bolts that hold the transmission speed sensor on,if i brake them i will have to remove the whole transmission any suggestions Try taping the head of the bolt, don't deform ...

...frozen front caliper. Not able to remove the caliper as the top slide pin wont move. It is not a bolt like the lower one and will not slide off. Any suggestions? Soak part with WD 40 and wait a day ...

frozen so becareful spray it with w-d 40 before you drive the socket on . Good luck Above answer sounds like it will work. I don't know if your hand will fit, but you could try to loosen manually with

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