Man vs. Seat Bolt the Final Four
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:09 pm
Had a few minutes - went out to the shop - thinking easy enough short task take the four bolts out of the underside of the seat - so it can be sent off for reupholstering. Everything had been PB'd during the week......Grabbed a 5/8 six sided impact socket - Man 1 Seat Nothing and so it went till it was Man 3 Seat Nothing. Only one more for the clean-sweep.....
1 hour later after having the impact wrench twist the head off, drilling out the center of the stud, breaking a 3/16 drill off in the 1/8 inch hole. Out came the Oxyacetylene torch - heat, PB, heat, Oil - more heat...Finally whilst RED HOT I got 1/4 turn. Then more heat and after 5 or 6 more times out came this short little stub. Man now 4 seat Zero - Man Exhausted - Seat Wins....
The original factory bolt had been cross threaded into the seat bottom in 1948 - Don't believe that seat has ever been off.
Thought ya'll might enjoy the story.
Happy Easter
1 hour later after having the impact wrench twist the head off, drilling out the center of the stud, breaking a 3/16 drill off in the 1/8 inch hole. Out came the Oxyacetylene torch - heat, PB, heat, Oil - more heat...Finally whilst RED HOT I got 1/4 turn. Then more heat and after 5 or 6 more times out came this short little stub. Man now 4 seat Zero - Man Exhausted - Seat Wins....
The original factory bolt had been cross threaded into the seat bottom in 1948 - Don't believe that seat has ever been off.
Thought ya'll might enjoy the story.
Happy Easter