I am in the process of rebuilding my fuel pump in my 2006 Stratoliner when I hit a snag. The fuel pump is inside of a secondary fuel tank. You can see the silver disk in the photo beneth the brace, that is where I need to get to.
But to get to it, I need to remove the black brace across the frame. This brace has two, 4mm Alan head screws holding it in place. Both are absolutely stuck.
So far I have used a cheater wrench with the Alan wrench and beat them with a hammer. I have beat the head of the screws with a hammer also. And I used a butane torch to heat the heads, all to no avail.
I have sprayed WD40 around them for two days now.
I have a manual impact but not the correct bit for the 4mm head. I hope to find one today and maybe this will do it.
Others have suggested I heat the underside with a heat gun (which I do not yet have) since there are open fuel lines beneath the brace.
Also, I have been advised to use a chisel or a cutting wheel on it.
I look at this as being a good lesson before I start rebuilding Rusty. I know it will have lots of stuck screws, nuts and bolts. Is there any other techniques that work for you guys to loosen stuck screws without damage?
But to get to it, I need to remove the black brace across the frame. This brace has two, 4mm Alan head screws holding it in place. Both are absolutely stuck.
So far I have used a cheater wrench with the Alan wrench and beat them with a hammer. I have beat the head of the screws with a hammer also. And I used a butane torch to heat the heads, all to no avail.
I have sprayed WD40 around them for two days now.
I have a manual impact but not the correct bit for the 4mm head. I hope to find one today and maybe this will do it.
Others have suggested I heat the underside with a heat gun (which I do not yet have) since there are open fuel lines beneath the brace.
Also, I have been advised to use a chisel or a cutting wheel on it.
I look at this as being a good lesson before I start rebuilding Rusty. I know it will have lots of stuck screws, nuts and bolts. Is there any other techniques that work for you guys to loosen stuck screws without damage?