31-10-11, 10:58 PM
Good work. But rather than attack it with the welder, I'd give it a squirt of WD40 to penetrate overnight then apply a more gentle heat. Positioned 20cm above a low flame on the cooker for 15 minutes or so to get it hot to the touch, then a careful tap or two with a hammer on a screwdriver with the tip resting against the ground terminal aimed in the clockwise direction should start it moving.
1) Aluminium expands more than steel so having the whole thing hot will loosen the grip of the thread.
2) Best to take it out the way it went in unless the shear was very clean... so from the underside it'll seem like you're tightening it.
May be telling how to suck eggs... if so, apologies. Best of luck which ever method you choose.
1) Aluminium expands more than steel so having the whole thing hot will loosen the grip of the thread.
2) Best to take it out the way it went in unless the shear was very clean... so from the underside it'll seem like you're tightening it.
May be telling how to suck eggs... if so, apologies. Best of luck which ever method you choose.