On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:33:49 GMT, "Elle"
<honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote:

>"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote
>snip
>> If they are nuts, I have a trick that often helps me. If they are bolts it
>> won't help.
>>
>> Clamp a pair of vise-grips as hard as you can on a pair of the flats of a
>> nut, then spray penetrant on the end of the stud. (As Elle says, WD-40
>> really isn't the best choice.)
>
>To clarify: WD-40 is absolutely the wrong choice. PB Blaster is the only
>choice.
>
>Michael's technique with the vise-grips looks real good, though.
>
I went through this today, they are studs that are fluted and
pressed in. I cut the nut side off with a torch, then heated the
flange and knocked them out with an air hammer.
Chip