Bob, I've never heard of the mini-hax saw. I'll add this to the list of things I have to check out. I knew the washers would have to be replaced as it was their deterioration that led to this problem in the first place. Ron Denis ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems
I've run across your problem many times before. Keep in mind the washers are rubber. Spraying them with petroleum based sprays will mean you have to replace them anyway. My cure for this is to get one of those "mini hack saws." You can adjust the length of blade that sticks out and there is no frame to bang on anything. A good coarse blade will cut right through the screws in a fairly short time. You may have to hold the screws from the under side to keep them from turning. Fortunately these aren't hardened bolts and they will give up with a minimum of cussing and carrying on. When you put the new screws in consider picking up a small can of silicone grease. You can coat the threads and both sides of the rubber washer to help with future leaks and corrosion of the screws. ----- Original Message ----- From: rs_denis To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] the nut with a bolt problems John, the liquid wrench I tried after the WD40 is a kind of penetrating oil isn't it? Anyway, hope to acquire some PB-blaster and at Rob's advice some Bowl Works and we'll see how far that gets us. I suspect after that, I'll have to resort to the plumber because I'll run out of extra storage space for the chemicals <grin.> Ron Denis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ NOD32 3212 (20080624) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
