BTW, what's a wheel box? I was recently able to remove all the doors from my '31 Ford by unscrewing the hinge-to-body screws. On old cars, those screws are always notoriously difficult to get out, and I learned a few tricks in the process.
First, the heat-them-with-a-torch technique worked well. The trick is to use an acetylene torch with a small tip, so you can quickly get the screw head red-hot without heating up the surrounding metal too much. (A propane torch isn't really good enough.) After the screw cools off, it is much more likely to come out. To get out the last, extra-tough screws, I used a screwdriver blade in an impact wrench. I set it to a medium torque and let it pound away. After 30 seconds or so, the screw would slowly start to move. Like you said, you need to resist the temptation to use pure torque, because if you break off or strip the head, you have a problem. Doug Braun '72 Spit --- Bill Gingerich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, All. > > > > What is the trick to getting the wheel boxes off? > I'm stripping a '71 > Spitfire parts car, and they are the last item to > remove. I've hit them > with PB Blaster, but the nuts don't want to loosen. > I'm reluctant to put > too much torque on them for fear of wrecking them. > And I being too > cautious? Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
