Re: how to loosen fuel distributer screws

[jtrealty@xxxx]

Steel bolts threaded into aluminum can "freeze" into it so any attempt 
to remove will result in either stripped threads or broken bolts.There 
are many "tricks" mechanics use short of brute force. Here are a 
couple:
Sometimes hitting the head with a hammer can shock the bolt loose.
Sometimes tightening and loosening in small increments will do it.
Sometimes fluids can do it but the trick is to get it to the threads 
on a long bolt.
One of the best methods I have tried is to heat the head of the bolt 
cherry red and let it cool. Do it several times, let it cool and then 
try to remove.
In most cases if the bolt is that stubborn then the best you can hope 
for is to strip the threads but at least you don't break the bolt. Be 
prepared to rethread with a Heli-coil or similar and worst case drill 
out the broken bolt.(It isn't easy, if you are not dead center you 
will wind up off center and into the soft aluminum). Since it is the 
fuel system we are talking about I don't think heat is an option. When 
reinstalling use an anti-seize compound so this doesn't happen again.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757