I spent a few hours outside today removing the front axle and springs from a '29 Chevy frame a got several years ago. I'm moved it inside so I can remove the springs and some of the steering parts for the roadster build. I was only about 35 degrees out but not bad once I got used to it. (numb) The finger I smashed is just now beginning to throb. I've been squirting the shackles and spring bolts with a 50/50 mix of ATF and paint thinner for a few months. Every one broke lose and all of the parts are reusable. This is a frame that was in a fire that ruined the back half of the frame and everything else back there. The front is fine. Now I have to get the springs off and apart to clean them up.Then we can do some more on the roadster frame.
A balmy 30 degrees today and no sun but I got the springs off the axle and the steering parts I needed. I got to use a tool my dad made from a 13/16 Craftsman socket. It has a big screwdriver like blade and it fits the big slotted bung in the ends of the tie rod and drag link. It was in one of the tool boxes I got when he died in 1966. I've used it a time or two but today I found out what he actually made it for. Thanks DAD! The bung didn't come out but I got it off any way. All of the small parts are in surprisingly good and useable condition. All I'll need to buy are new bushings for the spring eyes. Here is a thing my friend found about penetrating oils. I used paint thinner because I was out of acetone. I hope it posts OK.Penetrating Oils Machinist's Workshop MagT recently published some information on various penetrating oils that I found very interesting. Some of you might appreciate this. The magazine reports they tested penetrates for break out torque on rusted nuts. They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrates with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment. *Penetrating oils ........... Average torque load to loosen* No Oil used ................... 516 pounds WD-40 ..................... ... 238 pounds PB Blaster .................... 214 pounds Liquid Wrench ................. 127 pounds Kano Kroil .................... 106 pounds ATF*-Acetone mix................ 53 pounds The ATF-Acetone mix is a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note this "home brew" released bolts better than any commercial product in this one particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is almost as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price. Steve from Godwin-Singer says that ATF-Acetone mix is best, but you can also use ATF and lacquer thinner in a 50-50 mix. *ATF=Automatic Transmission FluidThis actually works well, power-steering fluid also works as well as trans fluid!
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