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minesskiier t1_je2bkow wrote

Get some liquid wrench or other product and let it sit on there for a day. then spray again and let sit for a day... until it works. Oh heat if you can heat up the nut without damaging whats around it.

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minesskiier t1_je2inzl wrote

Replying to polarbears84 (#2,430,820)

It works a lot of the times. Focus the heat on the nut without heating the bolt. Your counting on thermal energy expansion here to break the bond so heating the nut makes it get bigger as long as the bolt does not get to hot and expand too.

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polarbears84 OP t1_je2qyfa wrote

Replying to minesskiier (#2,431,072)

Success! I used a candle though, it did nothing at first. I decided to hunt for a better drill bit, found one perhaps 1 mm bigger, and this time it came out like butter. Maybe the metal needed a few minutes to expand? Maybe combo fire + change of drill bit?

Anyway, thank you!!

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