- 1. [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> {sentby:smtp auth 173.22.113.197 authed with tony@tonydrews.com}
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:27:11 -0500
- Anyone have any helpful hints on how to break a frozen trunnion bolt (TR-6 trunnion) free? It's the bolt that goes through the lower wishbones. I've been doing heat, BP blaster, and an impact wrench.
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- 2. Re: [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:33:17 -0500
- By the way, it's frozen in the trunnion itself. It turns within the wishbones. Tony _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Archive: http://www.te
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- 3. Re: [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:38:28 -0700 (PDT)
- Tony: That is very common. The bolt rusts to the tubes inside the top-hat. The bolt turns, but you can't pull it out because the OD of the tube is bigger than the hole in the trunnion. If you can't P
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- 4. Re: [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:49:49 -0600
- I've always ended up using a die grinder with cut off wheel to free the trunnion from the wishbones, then replacing the trunnion if the rusted bolt and sleeve ovaled it out. mjb. ____________________
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- 5. Re: [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: "Clark W. Nicholls" <cwnfot@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:34:32 -0400
- Hate to say it but this is a serious lack of preventive maintenance! All too common but shouldn't be on a race car! Cover the new bolt and bushing sleeve with grease on re-assembly! Yikes! Clark Clar
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- 6. Re: [Fot] Frozen trunnion bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:34:08 -0500
- Was not on MY race car, but was hoping to have it there soon. Is in the bits of "new to me" suspension parts that are / were going on the car. Bolt will have anti-seize on it when it goes in my car.
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