Can pounding on stick bolts affect PH?

rothfm

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Finially got my Power head mount bolts out (another thread).

Bur was wondering if any of the pounding action, can affect anything like rings, bearings.

when i was working on it, it was on a stand with some give.

just wonderin...hadnt seen much related to this topic. Just paranoid!

thanks
 

rothfm

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haha, just saw the typo...Cell phone. Funny

Yea, very stuck...All out now but just wondering.
 

oldboat1

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Hey rothfm -- late to the party, but did you try using a sturdy vise grip if you had part of the screw to grip? In combination with soaking (ATF/acetone is a standard one -- vinegar can work with salt corrosion). If I can clamp on with the vise grip, I've had success tapping side to side to break the bolt loose.
 

Scott Danforth

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the only way smacking a bolt would affect the rings is if you used a 10# sledge hammer and you busted the case.
 
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