Rusted Bolts.....

|The torch will quickly burn off the penetrating oil. You want to heat |the area around the bolt if possible, but even the expansion from |general heating will help. | |Chris Gray wrote: |> Hi all, |> I have a question that I have been asking myself for many weeks. |> |> If a bolt is stuck in a piece of steel and you were going to apply |> heat would you apply it to the bolt or the steel area surrounding the |> bolt to get the bolt loose? |> |> I recently bought a torch set and I don't currently have this problem |> but I have in the passed removed exhaust bolts (first pipe) with a |> torch. |> |> Is the basic idea the fact that heat has been applied and the cooling |> process has expand and contracted to allow the PB,liquid wrench,wd40 |> to get in the threads and it really does not matter were heat is |> applied? |> |> Just a question. |> |> Thanks in advance, |> Chris |

Rex in Fort Worth