Crusty frozen nuts!

I have a few salt encrusted nuts that I can't shift - they are on the pissers that take water from the engine thru the hull so I can't get a lot of leverage on them - does anyone have a trick on how to free up these frozen nuts?

Wd40 works well.

wd40 and use some heat.we use gas at work but you could try heat gun maybe.

penetrating spray + a ring spanner + a pin punch to hold them from the outside so they dont turn.

Irwin do a product called BOLT GRIP which fit over then out side of nuts that are rusted and rounded of and work a charm.

One of the belt tool sets i have bought.

I got mine form Blackwood Plykels at about $45.

alternatively use a 6 sided socket rather then a 12 sided socket or use an imperial socket that is slightly under sized and hit it on with a hammer to get a tight fit.

Use a power bar such as a steel pole placed over the wrench or spanner to get more leverage.


Also i regards to the heating option, make sure you heat it fast as to only heat the outer nut so that expands and the inner bolt does not.

I would recommend to also put WD40 on it over night to let it soak in.

Hope you win.

So is WD-40 any better for this than CRC?

crc has less of active agent in it than wd40....much less.

nuts

crc have got a spray which freezes 40 below it good