Hi -
I have a question on removing a threaded post from a casting. I have a steel post, 5/16" diameter that is about 2" long. It's only threaded about 1/2" from the end. The other end I am quite sure after doing some research is threaded into the casting, not pressed in.
In trying to remove it, I tried putting 2 nuts on the threaded end, tightening them together and then putting a wrench on the inner one and unscrewing it - but I can't seem to get the two nuts to jam together tight enough - they start to spin together on the shaft before the threaded portion in the casting releases.
So - I have come up with another idea and want to see what people think of it.
1 - Permanently loctite a nut to the threaded end
2 - wrench the post out of the casting using that loctited nut
3 - Take the propane torch and heat the nut until the loctite is released
Sound like a decent plan? Or is there something else that a rank beginner isn't thinking of that's easier?
Thanks !
I have a question on removing a threaded post from a casting. I have a steel post, 5/16" diameter that is about 2" long. It's only threaded about 1/2" from the end. The other end I am quite sure after doing some research is threaded into the casting, not pressed in.
In trying to remove it, I tried putting 2 nuts on the threaded end, tightening them together and then putting a wrench on the inner one and unscrewing it - but I can't seem to get the two nuts to jam together tight enough - they start to spin together on the shaft before the threaded portion in the casting releases.
So - I have come up with another idea and want to see what people think of it.
1 - Permanently loctite a nut to the threaded end
2 - wrench the post out of the casting using that loctited nut
3 - Take the propane torch and heat the nut until the loctite is released
Sound like a decent plan? Or is there something else that a rank beginner isn't thinking of that's easier?
Thanks !
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