I’m stayin’ outa this.....
Yep thanks for the help 5Twins and Gary. Found the 6Mx35 at the next place. Also picked up a 6” Long 1/4” extension and wobble adapter. Used that with my 1/4” drive torque wrench set at 84 inch pounds - worked very well. Would have been impossible otherwise it seems. Worth the $9.00 for the extra tools. GBA.or 1 3/8" in Merican length. I think a little long will be ok there. say; if they had a 40mm but not a 35, don't go short and be SUPER careful, hand snug only. probably an excellent spot for a hex (allen) head if you have ball end allen wrenches.
IF it's not "off with her head" I'm firmly in the one at a time camp, working from the center out as I see fit.
Hey, hold it. Do not loosen them all at once unless you want to take her head off.So if you're replacing the washers, break them all loose from the center out
The initial "snap" is pretty normal but the binding isn't. Was gonna suggest rocking back and forth... but see you've tried that. There's a distinct possibility the PO used a hardening sealant, red loctite, epoxy or some such and that's gummed up the threads.Is this typical for the head nuts and do I just have to get brutal with the thing?
Good idea and worth a try. Might soften whatever the previous idjut put in there. Even a heat gun would do it.A little heat on the nut may help. Small torch heating just the nut.
Yep you figgered it out, exactly normal action. I've used a torque wrench to check loosening and 40-50 lbs isn't unusual..OK, success! First, creative use of gardening stuff to avoid melting the wiring ...
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Then heat plus back and forth then suddenly a loud snap and movement. Took a while though. Looks to me like it went on dry as I don't see any sign of thread sealant
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And now I've seen it off, I think the back and forth play was probably the stud acting as a torsion bar, and the initial snap was breaking the nut from the washer.
Cliff