[FC] FC PANEL REMOVAL

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Get some heavy duty plastic or some sheet metal to protect your arm  first. 
 Makes it less likely you will torch the whole thing in  frustration.  
Worry the bolt out.  Can you wedge a piece of metal like  a big screwdriver or 
piece of scrap so that as the free nut turns it will jam  the wedge tighter?  
Is it too rusty?  I have removed badly  rusted bolts in the past with time 
by painting them with Naval Jelly  to eat the rust.  Paint it on, leave it 
for 24 hours, wash/brush it off,  put on some more, wait............  
Eventually the rust is gone and the  bolt/nut are much reduced in size and will 
break loose.  Concentrate on  just the offending nut it you have time.  If you 
don't then cut an access  hole and cut it out.  Let the body man put it back 
together.  Or buy a  new panel from the dry state guys.
 
Builds character don't it?
 
Bob
 
 
In a message dated 4/8/2012 8:11:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
spilatrs at marietta.edu writes:

Rod,
Is it possible to pull the front of the panel out far  enough get vice 
grips on the nut that has broken free and is spinning?   Not a great suggestion 
and might require damage repair on the panel and the  skin on your arm 
afterwards.  I give it more  thought.
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "rod murray"  <rmurray8996 at gmail.com>
To: "Steven R. Spilatro"  <spilatrs at marietta.edu>
Cc: corvanatics at corvair.org, "John Sweet"  <JASVAIR at CERTAINTY.NET>, "Roger 
Becker" <rabjab at cox.net>,  "CORVAIR" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2012  7:56:55 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC PANEL REMOVAL

Thx steve...got 3 of  the back 4 bolts out, and the pass side panel 
out...last bolt is spinning With  fingers but won't come out...Weird. Spent 3 hours 
trying to pull it down w  vice grips, tap it down w hammer (yes I managed 
to get one in behind the  panel, but little room to pound), fire to break it 
off...can't get a blade or  sawmill up in there to cut it... other 
suggestions? 

On Sunday, April  8, 2012, Steven R. Spilatro < spilatrs at marietta.edu > 
wrote: 
>  Rod, 
> I've had to remove those panels recently. The two larger bolts  are 
difficult to access, particularly the ones on the right side. In my  experience 
there were no other tricks than a rachet with a pivoting head and a  lot of 
spinal twisting. But I also discovered that the panels will not come  out if 
those bolts are not removed :) 
> Steve 
> 
>  Marietta, OH 
> 
> 

-- 
Rod 
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