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I got up early and got my cardio in for sure..
Busted he says...
Tired Says He!
Thanks. I'm still looking for the right forge and tools to go with it. It's a 640 pound RatHole Forge, made in Jackson, WY.Nice anvil….. so the question is can you reuse it? Or is it just cut it off and toss it?
I was able to unscrew one this morning. It was a lot of effort, but not a lot of drama.We shouldn't even call them bolts. Huck rivets would be more appropriate IMO…![]()
Some of them can be unbolted and some can't. Some are swaged on so tightly that they are basically cold welded. I personally wouldn't bother trying to unbolt them. Once you get the hang of cutting with a grinder and cut off wheel, it goes fast enough. I think I have cut probably 100 of them with the conversion project and removing the frame from the donor truck. I was not very good with a plasma cutter and ended up making a mess of the bolt that left it welded to the nut. To cut the ones located in the front crossmember, I cut down between the two and cut both at one time, plus some vertical cuts, and lots of hammering and such. If you try it this way you have to use a worn down cut off wheel for it to fit. The rest were not that bad. The inverted bolts I cut from inside the frame rail on the back side. All of the ones I have cut were done with the same cheap HF grinder and 4.5" cut off wheels. Make sure to wear eye protection as those wheels will sometimes frag and become projectiles.I was able to unscrew one this morning. It was a lot of effort, but not a lot of drama.
I'm wondering if one of those torque multipliers would just back them off. May have to give this a try.