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Old 07-24-2006, 10:45 PM   #1
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Stepside Bed Question.

How Do You Remove The Bedside Bolts After 47 Years Of Them Being On. I Am Pulling My Hair Out Cause Nothing I Have Tried Worked Dont Want To Drill Them Out If I Can Avoid It.bedsides Are In Nice Shape Would Like Ti Keep Them That Way. Thanks Guys.
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Old 07-24-2006, 11:15 PM   #2
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

try this link
http://www.stovebolt.com/faq.html#screws
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Old 07-26-2006, 02:22 AM   #3
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

it was kinda funny for me I cut a notch in them with a angle cutter then I put a little bit of torque on them with a flathead screwdriver then the heads of the bolts just snapped off. The rest was easy !

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Old 07-26-2006, 05:20 AM   #4
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

I have a tool that split the nuts. Here is a pic.
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

Thanks All, I Found What I Needed On The Stovebolt Page.
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Old 07-27-2006, 11:16 AM   #6
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

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I have a tool that split the nuts. Here is a pic.
Hay bronx, what about the adjustable wrench in the picture? what's that on the end for?
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Old 07-27-2006, 05:52 PM   #7
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Hay bronx, what about the adjustable wrench in the picture? what's that on the end for?
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I dont know. Got it from a friend of mine who is a plumber.
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

Its called an alligator wrench. Plumbers used it to trun pipes and rods, it was the speed wrench of the day. It didn't tighten them its just for screwing them together so you didn't have to use a big pipe wrench. They also used them for cast iron radiator bleeds and turning of gas valves. My grand father had a bunch of those lying around his shop all different shapes and sizes. Some are called crocodile wrenches. I don't know what makes one an alligator and one a crocodile. I think the channel lock pliers replaced them.
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

Thanks for clearing that up dwcsr.
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Re: Stepside Bed Question.

That one is unusual in that it has an adjustable wrench on the other end. So it most likely had a specific purpose. Most have either one end or it has 2 alligator ends some even have threading dies in the middle. But I suppose I know a little to much about an old wrench, it might be time for a vacation.
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