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Originally Posted by Diesel911
Well gee, I was a mechanic for 18 years and never had any one say melted wax would help loosen nuts and bolts! Not even the old timers.
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I use this trick all the time. I think I learned it on the practical machinist forums, and first used it to get a frozen stud with over an inch of threads rusted into an iron block out of a ford explorer (worst car ever to work on).
Everything else failed on that bolt, but after two heat, add wax, cool cycles, it came right out. Best wrenching trick ever.
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