What size is this bolt? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Captain Knievel · 06-03-2007, 11:23 PM

Thanks LockDoc, lowride, Bus Ted!

Longhorn Man: Don't I wish. Somehow 40-year-old parts don't come off as easy as they should.

cdowns: Either that, or I should take my 11-year-old with me to the store. She knows everything.

dave2953 · 06-03-2007, 11:29 PM

At the risk of sounding like a shadetree, I did use a crescent to get mine off. I didn't have a big enough socket and no way to get to the store, so crescent wrench it was. Had to push against the crossmember w/ both feet to get that thing off.

*Billla* · 06-04-2007, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Knievel

Thanks LockDoc, lowride, Bus Ted!

Longhorn Man: Don't I wish. Somehow 40-year-old parts don't come off as easy as they should.

This is what a torch is for

A LITTLE heat, a little beeswax and off it comes!

seanu · 06-04-2007, 09:59 AM

"sockets you don't need"...somehow there's something very wrong with that statement...lol

I would really recommend going to HF and picking up thier 3/4 impact socket set, and a 3/4 breaker bar...about $40 for both!

I just did that this past weekend to take the rear end out of my 68...money well spent...they come in very handy when taking some of the larger bolts/nuts off of these old trucks...

06-03-2007, 11:23 PM	#1
Captain Knievel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 458	Re: What size is this bolt? Thanks LockDoc, lowride, Bus Ted! Longhorn Man: Don't I wish. Somehow 40-year-old parts don't come off as easy as they should. cdowns: Either that, or I should take my 11-year-old with me to the store. She knows everything. __________________ 1970 C10

06-03-2007, 11:29 PM	#2
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: What size is this bolt? At the risk of sounding like a shadetree, I did use a crescent to get mine off. I didn't have a big enough socket and no way to get to the store, so crescent wrench it was. Had to push against the crossmember w/ both feet to get that thing off. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

06-04-2007, 09:59 AM	#4
seanu Too many projects!!! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 508	Re: What size is this bolt? "sockets you don't need"...somehow there's something very wrong with that statement...lol I would really recommend going to HF and picking up thier 3/4 impact socket set, and a 3/4 breaker bar...about $40 for both! I just did that this past weekend to take the rear end out of my 68...money well spent...they come in very handy when taking some of the larger bolts/nuts off of these old trucks... __________________ Sean 1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan 2004 Chevy Trailblazer 5.3L V8 1963 Chevy Biscayne 4D Sedan 1971 Chevy C10 (now have 70 cab & frame) 1968 Chevy C10 (parts for the 70) 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (Chevy 355 motor) 1937 Pontiac 8 4D Touring Sedan (in pieces) Jacksonville, Florida Last edited by seanu; 06-04-2007 at 10:01 AM.



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