[Miata] That PPF bolt! - !!! SUCCESS !!!

[Josh D]

sweet bro, good to hear it.

On 4/10/07, Luis <Miata164 at att.net> wrote:
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>  YES! I finally got it loose.
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> I used a combination of PB blaster for a second full day and a longer
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> Thanks to Josh and Thuwa, I re-evaluated the situation and applied a
> longer lever to the bolt, a 38-inch long lever to be exact. That bolt fought
> me **all** the way to the last thread! It was so tight my arm got tired of
> pumping. Fortunately, the bolt didn't break either.  There is no way my
> 16-inch ratchet wrench was going to budge that bolt.
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> So, thanks to everyone who gave their input, I can now get on with the
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> Luis
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> By the way, PB-Blaster (and the like) is more effective than I had ever
> realized. Four days of applying PB-blaster to the long control arm bolt
> yielded me much better result than I had the prior time with a wrench, a
> hammer, and a drift.
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> *From:* miata-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:miata-bounces at realbig.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Josh D
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:06 AM
> *To:* Luis
> *Cc:* miata at realbig.com; Miata Power List
> *Subject:* Re: [Miata] That PPF bolt!
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> How much torque have you applied?  I had this problem and I overcame it
> with a big-ass 1/2" drive breaker bar and an impact grade socket.  I used a
> jack to press the socket onto the bolt head, using the weight of the car to
> really hold it on there.  (I was doing this job solo)  Then I slid a pipe
> over the end of the breaker bar and pushed like crazy.  I probably had about
> three, three and a half feet of leverage from pipe end to socket end.  After
> the initial "BANG" it slowly creaked and groaned its way out.  I certainly
> had tons more torque that way than I ever did with the impact wrench.
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>  On 4/9/07, *Luis* <Miata164 at att.net> wrote:
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> Guys & Gals, I need your help,
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> I am replacing my VLSD with a TORSEN LSD. I have removed the VLSD with the
> PPF attached because the rear long bolt that joins them will not turn at
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> I have tried rust penetrant (albeit one day & night only) and I have tried
> applying heat to the diff with my oxy-acetylene torch. No go.
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> I kind of doubt I got the diff housing hot enough but that is in part
> because I was afraid of doing more harm than good and in part because I
> don't know which end of the bolt is stuck. I suppose it could be both ends.
> I started to disassemble the diff to reduce the mass that needs to be heated
> but I can't get the stub axles out and I broke one of the AL fins in trying.
> (This is the old diff though so it should not matter.)
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> A machine shop may be the answer but I hate to give up just yet. At this
> point, I decided to walk a way from it for a few minutes and seek some
> advice.
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> Does anyone have some suggestions?
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> Many thanks.
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> Luis
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> 92 Miata with no PPF and no diff  .
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> --
> Josh
> '90 Classic Red / FM II
> http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2358044
> Air Capital Miata Club, Wichita, KS
> http://www.aircapitalmiataclub.com/
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Josh
'90 Classic Red / FM II
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2358044
Air Capital Miata Club, Wichita, KS
http://www.aircapitalmiataclub.com/
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