On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Denise Thorpe wrote:
> Matthew Jones asked:
>
> > Has anyone tried to get an overrider off a chrome bumper when it's been
> > on there fr 25 years. It seems that the roundheaded chrome bolt under
> > the rubber front just will not hold and turns with every turn of the
>spanner.
> >
> > Just thought I'd ask :-(
>
> I always douse parts like that with WD-40 a few days before trying to get
> them apart, but that little bit of advice isn't going to do you any good
> now. Once the chrome carriage bolt turns like that, the trick is to file
> a screwdriver slot into the head of the bolt. If you're not good with a
> file, it's a good idea to put duct tape on the bumper around where you're
> filing. Good luck!
>
> Denise Thorpe
> thorpe@kegs.saic.com
>
Or, you could use a dremel tool to make the slot. Then, when the slot does
not do the trick, use the dremel tool to split the nut.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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