Bob or Jerry and Listers,
Here is how to remove those pesky rusted in screws.
1: Buy an impact screwdriver
2: Get an acetylene torch
3: Heat the pesky screw with the torch to ensure that you get it nice and
hot. Don't heat it quickly as you will turn the head to liquid and then you
are in real trouble, just enough to turn it cherry red. Let it cool and then
heat it again, let it cool completely and it should come out easily with the
impact screw driver. I used this process on old model-T's back when I
restored them and it worked like a charm. The only problem is protecting the
paint but you can use that stuff from Eastwood that you squirt out of a tube
to protect the door jamb and the door shell. The process expands the screw
when heated and it shrinks slightly again when it cools. This cycle is
usually sufficient to "loosen" the screw.
Bye,
Tim Ronak
B382000680
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