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capnjim
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Ditto with trying again with vise grips. Squeeze those suckers as tight as possible..if it snaps off, you will have to drill it out and re-tap for a new bolt which isn't the end of the world.
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The heat is to break down the chemical corrosion bond, not to expand the aluminum. Heat and spray with pent. oil a couple of times. Since you have that nice big nub I'd try the vice grips, but don't break off the nub - leave enough to weld on the nut in case you need to.
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Quick Cal
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The vise grips will not go on sideways. I have to grip from the end of them,,if you know what I mean. I'm going out now to give it another try.
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Killer2600
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I'd go the welded nut route, vice-grip are crap in a straight-on fashion.
I went to studs like those from Napa (same as above - also $8). They were cheap, rusted very quickly & made it a real PITA to get the exhaust on (aftermarket 4:1).
I went back to bolts... I drilled the mirror to that one on the other side with left handed bits. Ended up Helicoiling it. It was fairly simple to do. I had to buy an "inline" tap wrench - the kind that fits on a socket wrench to tap it was all.
The trick with vice grips is to buy one of the better quality sets with hard biting teeth. Some of the cheaper sets out there are really junk. Too much slop in the linkages & thread & soft teeth etc.
I went back to bolts... I drilled the mirror to that one on the other side with left handed bits. Ended up Helicoiling it. It was fairly simple to do. I had to buy an "inline" tap wrench - the kind that fits on a socket wrench to tap it was all.
The trick with vice grips is to buy one of the better quality sets with hard biting teeth. Some of the cheaper sets out there are really junk. Too much slop in the linkages & thread & soft teeth etc.
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Quick Cal
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Yep. That's the problem I'm having with the vise grips. They're the junky kind that the jaws just keep going sideways. I'll keep playing with it until it's time to load it on the truck to take to the welder. 