Help with hood removal
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Re: Help with hood removal
AND... get a hammer
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with hood removal
AND... get a hammer
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with hood removal
AND... get a hammer
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of times.
Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to bend anything.
Like opening a pickle jar.
KJK
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
: reconair did pass the time by typing:
: > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to removing them. Try
: > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood and let them sit
for a
: > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't work, then you
have
: > no choice but to drill them out.
:
: And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
:
: > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
: >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
: >>
: >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and
still
: >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go
to
: >> drilling them out?
: >>
: >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
:
:
:
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
Lovs2fly wrote:
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
Lovs2fly wrote:
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
Lovs2fly wrote:
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my hood.
>
> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts. Sprayed liberally and still
> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something. Should I just go to
> drilling them out?
>
> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
Well don't let a lousy torx bit stop you... it will be the first of many
broken and/or galled out torx bits. Doors are the worst... the Hood and
windshield hinges are easy.
Try a set of bits made from high carbon steel, In other words buy a
different set every time you break one (you'll go through a lot of T40
and 50 bits). Until you find a brand that holds up well. Some brands are
harder and last longer. I had good luck with "security torx" or tamper
proof torx bits... I think because they have a hole in them they are
made of harder steel to meet their design specs for shear strength. This
means they might break just as easy... but at least the teeth wont
deform... which was the biggest problem I had on my 88 YJ.
Don't go drilling anything out until you've stripped the torx hole.
There are too many weld nuts to get drill happy unless you like
re-tapping weld nuts (possibly busting them free of the weld) and then
finding new larger bolts that don't look out of place with your hinges.
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
"KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote:
> AND... get a hammer
> Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of
> times.
> Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to
> bend anything.
> Like opening a pickle jar.
Dang, Girl, you use a hammer to open pickle jars?!!!
Seahag
>
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
> : reconair did pass the time by typing:
> : > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to
> removing them. Try
> : > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood
> and let them sit
> for a
> : > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't
> work, then you
> have
> : > no choice but to drill them out.
> :
> : And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
> :
> : > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
> : >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my
> hood.
> : >>
> : >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts.
> Sprayed liberally and
> still
> : >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something.
> Should I just go
> to
> : >> drilling them out?
> : >>
> : >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
> :
> :
> :
>
>
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
"KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote:
> AND... get a hammer
> Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of
> times.
> Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to
> bend anything.
> Like opening a pickle jar.
Dang, Girl, you use a hammer to open pickle jars?!!!
Seahag
>
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
> : reconair did pass the time by typing:
> : > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to
> removing them. Try
> : > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood
> and let them sit
> for a
> : > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't
> work, then you
> have
> : > no choice but to drill them out.
> :
> : And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
> :
> : > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
> : >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my
> hood.
> : >>
> : >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts.
> Sprayed liberally and
> still
> : >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something.
> Should I just go
> to
> : >> drilling them out?
> : >>
> : >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
> :
> :
> :
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Help with hood removal
"KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote:
> AND... get a hammer
> Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of
> times.
> Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to
> bend anything.
> Like opening a pickle jar.
Dang, Girl, you use a hammer to open pickle jars?!!!
Seahag
>
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:MGiuf.37658$---.25949@dukeread07...
> : reconair did pass the time by typing:
> : > Should come out with no problem. Nothing special to
> removing them. Try
> : > soaking them down with PB Blaster from under the hood
> and let them sit
> for a
> : > few hours or days whichever you prefer. If that don't
> work, then you
> have
> : > no choice but to drill them out.
> :
> : And don't use el-cheapo sockets. :)
> :
> : > "Lovs2fly" wrote ...
> : >> Help! Can seem to get the tork bolts out to remove my
> hood.
> : >>
> : >> I have removed the paint that cover the bolts.
> Sprayed liberally and
> still
> : >> broke my tork socket! I must be forgetting something.
> Should I just go
> to
> : >> drilling them out?
> : >>
> : >> I have a 93 YJ.and trying to start a rebuild!!
> :
> :
> :
>
>
Guest
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Re: Help with hood removal
"Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
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:
: "KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote:
: > AND... get a hammer
: > Not too big, not too small and whack them a couple of
: > times.
: > Hard enough to break the rust loose, not hard enough to
: > bend anything.
: > Like opening a pickle jar.
:
: Dang, Girl, you use a hammer to open pickle jars?!!!
:
: Seahag
Just a weee little bitty one... don't you?
LOL!
KJK
