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How do i remove these screws -- any ideas

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Suzuki_Don said:
On the same kind of issue I have found that when a screw is tight in its position and will not undo (as in rubber carb manifold to cylinder head screws), it has more to do with the head of the screw locking down on the surface than the screw thread being seized in it's corresponding thread in the parent metal.

If you use an implement, short 1/4" bar maybe two or three inches long and hit the head of the screw sharply from all four sides the screw will often undo using normal tools, no impact driver required. That is how I removed my manifold screws and many others.
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good tip here, thanks don
 
I have removed dozens of snapped, cut, burred bolts using the exact same method -

Get a small piece of steel like a 4" nail or small bolt. Tack it onto the remainder of the bolt with a MIG welder. Grab it with vice grips and it will come out 'piece of cake'. The heat from the MIG 'zap' will break the bond and you will not even need to use force. I've even pulled snapped manifold bolts out of a flathead V8 using this method that had never been removed (since 1940).

Tip : - if you use this method, 'wiggle' the bolt as you remove it. In other words - in, out, in, out etc until it is all the way out. The tack weld is not all that strong and needs to be treated with respect. If you are gentle with it it wont bind up and break the MIG piece off. Allow it to cool before you try as it will contract as it cools and become looser.
 
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Thanks ZOOKS. The only thing I am missing is a MIG welder. Maybe one day.
 
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