[Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!

[Jeffrey]

Thanks Glen. I was thinking a thick wet towel. Don't need a bigger mess!
On Mar 31, 2012 7:09 PM, "Glennb" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jeff,
> Forgot to mention... Maybe wrap some reflective sheet metal, even an old
> tin foil pie pan or cookie sheet against the hull, behind the shaft, to
> prevent residual flame from scorching/burning the surrounding fiberglass!
>
> Gpb
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 31, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Glen. I will try adding heat tomorrow.
> > On Mar 31, 2012 7:00 PM, "Glennb" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> I ve always had good success putting some heat on frozen bolts with a
> >> small torch.  once red hot, squirt some cutting oil, or penetrating oil
> on
> >> the bolt. The heat will swell the material,   the oil will quench the
> bolt-
> >> rapidly shrink it- causing the threads to loosen up.  also the heat will
> >> draw the oil into the threads  and allow you to back it out of the shaft
> >> easier.
> >>
> >> (cut the nasty old deck away from around the shaft son you can get your
> >> hands into the work area). I replaced my cockpit floor last summer,
> makes
> >> life a lot easier when you cab get at the shaft, etc!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Glenn P.
> >> dolce 318
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >> On Mar 31, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm about to embark on a cockpit floor re-core, but I've hit a
> roadblock
> >>> getting the tiller head off.
> >>>
> >>> In front of the tiller head is a big (5/8 If I remember) bolt head.
>  This
> >>> bolt..no way is that sucker moving.  So far a couple of days dribbling
> in
> >>> some PB Blaster and still nothing. The bolt looks like steel.
> >>>
> >>> What exactly is this bolt? Does the bolt go through the rudder shaft? I
> >> can
> >>> just almost barely see the back side, and it looks like there *may* be
> a
> >>> hole. Is this common to all boats?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Jeff
> >>>
> >>> Jeff Fongemie
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> >>>
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