Best Ways to Get Rusty Nuts and Bolts Off (Effective Techniques)

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  • How do I get this rusty bolt off? I have run into that problem hundreds of times myself, so here are 16 tips for loosening rusty bolts. And if you happen to know a trick for getting stubborn bolts off that I did NOT mention, please let me know in the comments section below... because we all know how frustrating it is to be stuck in the middle of a project with a rusty bolt holding up progress!
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  • @joepmurray
    @joepmurray 3 роки тому +209

    Best of the internet right here folks. This guy presented more solutions in 10 minutes than most politicians do in 4 years.

    • @JMrealgamer
      @JMrealgamer 2 роки тому

      So true!

    • @shannonforusa45
      @shannonforusa45 2 роки тому

      Exactly. Yet, that is never the goal of pols

    • @Muddface100
      @Muddface100 Рік тому

      😄😄🙌 Facts!!!!

    • @npmerrill
      @npmerrill Рік тому

      I mean, yeah, but it’s their corporate handlers that prevent any real change or solutions.

    • @Turk_313
      @Turk_313 Рік тому

      ​@@shannonforusa45😅
      😮😮😮

  • @cenkaetaya
    @cenkaetaya 3 роки тому +5

    After watching 15 of these videos you are the only one who actually MENTIONS using cold. I always like to use hot / cold together.

  • @sandeepraje6752
    @sandeepraje6752 4 роки тому +7

    Awesome tips. Opened up the mind to a different way of looking at problems -- Improve the grip, increase the leverage/torque. This line of thinking can be applied to other problems too.

  • @Hebsparks
    @Hebsparks 4 роки тому +2

    One of the best of the entire internet. Thank you!!!

  • @jameseverett4976
    @jameseverett4976 3 роки тому +32

    I notice these videos always use easy access bolts as examples, but the most common reason for stuck and stripped bolts is that they're in hard to access places, which makes them hard to get a wrench around, which is what caused the fiasco in the 1st place.

    • @mog7501
      @mog7501 Рік тому +1

      YES! I'm struggling with a really rusted rear damper bolt, it's squeezed really tight up there, there's barely any room. I need a 6-12" extender to even get to the thing. And the bolt faces downward. No leverage at all.

    • @Shr1mp2K
      @Shr1mp2K Рік тому

      @@mog7501 Wow, Im having the same problem with my rear shock bolts on my mazda 3 2006... Did you get them out?

    • @mog7501
      @mog7501 Рік тому +1

      @@Shr1mp2K I gave up and went to a mechanic. Even for them it took like 2 hrs lol. Ended up paying $80 for one nut 😭. Most expensive nut removal in my life. They had a really tighter extractor socket and some other special tools. I already tried heat, extractor socket, grinder tool and nothing worked.

    • @ottofumbler7267
      @ottofumbler7267 4 місяці тому +2

      Exactly! The title says "nuts and bolts", but he's only working on a nut, which is a walk in the park compared to bolts.
      Let's see him try these same tips on rusty seized caliper bracket bolts while working in his driveway. Lots and lots of heat is usually what's required.

    • @jeffgeisinger6832
      @jeffgeisinger6832 Місяць тому

      Agreed, Getting the nut off is one thing. Backing a seized bolt out of an engine block is where I struggle

  • @timpascale4151
    @timpascale4151 28 днів тому

    Absolutely the best reference on youtube about frozen nuts. I have watched several longer ones on just one technique.

  • @juliacodell2726
    @juliacodell2726 4 роки тому +24

    I got my husband a fur-lined jockstrap for frozen nuts.

    • @cameronwoodall1811
      @cameronwoodall1811 3 роки тому +2

      you're a saint

    • @bradleysmall2230
      @bradleysmall2230 3 роки тому

      @@cameronwoodall1811 my best friend used deep penetrating lube on my girl friends deep hole when he got his SCREW stuck in it.. much to my chagrin after he un froze the connection he loosened and tightened the shaft so it would not bind. He was free to withdraw his cam shaft from her exhaust manifold when he was done....

  • @nutz4all71
    @nutz4all71 5 років тому +3

    Sir, you have my sincere thanks! Great information, great video!

  • @jonenglish6617
    @jonenglish6617 4 роки тому +3

    You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. outstanding. The only one that you didn't mention was the smoke wrench. Oxy acetylene torch. That as my dad used to say "is for when you are done talkin"

  • @jonwikan3986
    @jonwikan3986 5 років тому +15

    Great tips. I pretty much go to the heating the female and adding wax from a candle as a time saver. Works for threaded plumbing joints, manifolds etc...sometimes on very large marine applications I have to use oxy acetylene to get the parts hot enough to suck the wax in but this is king!

    • @johnjames77
      @johnjames77 3 роки тому +4

      I was taught that years ago and was happy to see it listed here ! I am in a situation where if I break off the bolts it could cost thousands and major labor. I am going to use most of the ideas before I go -for-it.I really like the ATF and Acetone combo which I will let soak for a few days before I do the heat and wax. I am also going to just turn it a quarter turn and the tighten about an eight turn and soak it again.

  • @lembergnative7731
    @lembergnative7731 4 роки тому +1

    love it - thank you! I'm going to use some of these tips to try and remove some rusted bolts on an old compound miter saw someone gave me.

  • @charlieharper4975
    @charlieharper4975 5 років тому

    excellent and comprehensive

  • @trankt54155
    @trankt54155 5 років тому

    An excellent video. Thank you.

  • @JS-bw9hs
    @JS-bw9hs 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the cool techniques!

  • @PRNadh
    @PRNadh 5 років тому +2

    Best ways of removing nuts, Verymuch interesting, many many thanks.

  • @donelistening5132
    @donelistening5132 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your video. It saved us on a motorcycle build. Thank you

  • @michaelgossett1415
    @michaelgossett1415 5 років тому +1

    Thank you, So much!!! I have an alternator I am trying to replace. The tension belt adjuster is a monster rusted. I am certain one of these techniques will work.

  • @tufimckane
    @tufimckane 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much dude. This is video is the most complete tutorial for removing stuck bolt i ever seen. So many methods. I succeeded with using pipe wrench.

    • @antoniolopes8776
      @antoniolopes8776 3 роки тому +1

      I tried that too using a pipe wrench made in China. It broke! The bolt, a very large one, is still there (in a farming implement).

  • @danr.graham9331
    @danr.graham9331 5 років тому +8

    Great solutions for headaches. Seems like each one will work. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jrvej
    @jrvej Місяць тому

    Great video with various techniques I didn't know about. Thank you

  • @mrdirth128
    @mrdirth128 4 роки тому

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @peterhull100
    @peterhull100 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the tips. I have just had a fight with a small outboard. I used most of your ideas but the combination of ferrous metals mixing with alloys created a lot of galvanic corrosion. In the end I had to drill it it off. I like the nut splitting idea. The problem with small outboards the very small constricted space available for tools

  • @ThunderbirdRocket
    @ThunderbirdRocket Місяць тому

    Extraordinary detail !
    Super helpful !!
    I learned lots !!!
    Thanks mate . 👊🏼 🔥

  • @guasal12
    @guasal12 4 роки тому +1

    Great video, thanks

  • @dwhallon21
    @dwhallon21 3 роки тому +1

    Great info for the DIY guy or gal that gets into a bind with rusted or siezed nuts. I have used mose of these in the past with varied effectiveness. Also used impact hammer with shake and brake tool to help loosen the rust

  • @Botmatrix
    @Botmatrix 6 місяців тому

    Excellent info right here! Got those bolts out with the pipe wrench method + a torch, thank you, you’re a life saver!

  • @marcellolunnardibsantos2734
    @marcellolunnardibsantos2734 3 роки тому

    Awesome tips!! Thanks a lot!!

  • @nestorroman2694
    @nestorroman2694 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent information Sir

  • @CB-fv4vv
    @CB-fv4vv 6 років тому

    . That was a great lesson on really useful experience.

  • @MuntiionCars
    @MuntiionCars 4 роки тому +2

    SPOT ON MATE!! thank you!!!

  • @alphamale3141
    @alphamale3141 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your effort friend.

  • @marval544
    @marval544 Рік тому

    Very informative video. All in one video on rusted item removal. Thank you sir.

  • @higler.
    @higler. 4 роки тому +1

    This was awesome!

  • @aricunono6272
    @aricunono6272 6 років тому

    Very very good tips...

  • @melvis2017
    @melvis2017 2 роки тому

    Very great job and thanks for sharing with us

  • @ThatGuyFromDK
    @ThatGuyFromDK 3 роки тому

    Thanks Hank Hill, this is very helpful!

  • @patrickpeterman4890
    @patrickpeterman4890 4 роки тому +1

    good video I learned a lot thank you, PATRICK

  • @mbongeninzimande2111
    @mbongeninzimande2111 Рік тому

    Very helpful and interesting techniques indeed! 👍Thank you sir 🙏

  • @dw4940
    @dw4940 3 роки тому

    EXCELLENT VIDEO, THE BEST!!!

  • @martymcfly3986
    @martymcfly3986 3 роки тому

    great video, thank you

  • @sman7333
    @sman7333 Рік тому +2

    I really didn't want to change the inner tie rod, but the adjustment nut was frozen on with rust from the 2000 Eldorado being in Wisconsin most of its life. With tips from this video, I soaked the nut in PB Blaster overnight then tried again. Still couldn't get the nut to move (Wenches, high torque impact driver, etc.). Then I tried heating the nut with a BernzOmatic followed with a douse in very cold water. Instead of trying to loosen, I instead tightened to try to break the nut free, and it did break pretty easily. Thanks Error Code Guy, I would never have thought of doing this!

  • @martinparker6536
    @martinparker6536 5 років тому +4

    interesting re the Acetone/ATF mix.....i'll try that on my winter project !

  • @eVnState
    @eVnState 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome!! Thanks for sharing these tips to us. Usualy, i used to grab an hammer an hit the spanner, to allow the loosen for the bolt itself.
    I'm curius to use the ATF+acetone combo.
    If the problem is the rust, i've listened from a mechanic that he used to tight and the loose the bolt, few degrees, just to broke that the rust in it.

  • @brianhartman3186
    @brianhartman3186 Рік тому

    Great video, can't thank you enough!

  • @alpha-dh6sk
    @alpha-dh6sk 2 роки тому

    Thank you sir your video really gave me knowledge.

  • @patrickgannon8190
    @patrickgannon8190 6 днів тому

    Very interesting, thanks 👍

  • @robbiemurda2213
    @robbiemurda2213 2 місяці тому

    Just started doing hvac and rusty bolts and shafts are the bane of my existence 😤

  • @Rabbit.760
    @Rabbit.760 4 роки тому +12

    Filing it down to the next size... My God how come I never think of such good yet obvious ideas

    • @duttydiesel8303
      @duttydiesel8303 4 роки тому +3

      Gotta get rid of what the world teaches "specific tools for specific jobs".... Reality is use what works if it works. Lol

    • @dw4940
      @dw4940 3 роки тому +1

      Same!

  • @kkooloo5781
    @kkooloo5781 4 роки тому +3

    Best video out there.Was always lookin for one that could give a preventative tip and only yours explained about antiseize.
    Greetings from England🇬🇧

  • @robertbrandt1638
    @robertbrandt1638 Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @kkooloo5781
    @kkooloo5781 4 роки тому

    Probably best video on subject. ✌From England ♑

  • @shoestringeng6473
    @shoestringeng6473 4 роки тому +5

    Great Vajayo! only two additional tricks I know that you did not include welding a bolt onto a stripped head ( typically an oil pan drain plug) the other trick is use an air chisel on the end of the tool ( best if it is used on cheater pipe and not the tool itself) to hammer off the bolt. The important point that may have been missed here is that it seems like the hitting, tapping and shock ( thermal and mechanical) is the secret and use all the different options prior to stripping the nut or bolt.

  • @6512651
    @6512651 4 роки тому +2

    Great video thanks. I have used these techniques with good success. I find that rust check is an excellent penetrating oil especially if you can let it sit over night. If possible you can put rusted assemblies into warm vinegar for a couple of days to remove rust, the hotter the better. I have done that with rust seized alternators and have gotten them working without any disassembly.

  • @RickMarshallMaps
    @RickMarshallMaps 5 років тому

    Thanks for the great video and all the information

  • @jaelhardin6401
    @jaelhardin6401 3 роки тому

    I switched up from.the wrench to other tools and that did it brother thanks so much 🙏 😊

  • @nexusparadigm4062
    @nexusparadigm4062 4 роки тому +3

    ATF + acetone. I didn't knew that one. Thank you.

  • @SunriseSuperThruster
    @SunriseSuperThruster 2 роки тому

    Very interesting.

  • @davehead4927
    @davehead4927 5 років тому

    awesome ! thank you

  • @unforkyours3lf730
    @unforkyours3lf730 3 роки тому

    Super good information

  • @helmhurst
    @helmhurst 4 роки тому +2

    Great vids man. Now I got so many options to ruin my bolts LMFAO. Cheers

  • @martincortez2339
    @martincortez2339 2 роки тому

    Awesome video!

  • @Winslow273
    @Winslow273 2 роки тому +1

    Like this a lot.
    An old mechanic friend of mine used to say "liquid steel can't hold torque".....so if it sTHAT bad, just heat it up until it flows away...🙂

  • @russellrowe7659
    @russellrowe7659 5 років тому

    great video

  • @grahamhall2662
    @grahamhall2662 3 роки тому +2

    Very good thank you. Also you can sometimes knock on a smaller size socket with a hammer and a scrap piece of ally or a mandrel on to a rounded nut. eg - 3/8ths can be forced on to a 10mm nut. Heat is best if you are not going to damage any surrounding area. If you are removing glow plugs on a diesel run the engine to got them hot first, works for me every time.

  • @papapillcosby
    @papapillcosby 4 роки тому

    Brilliant‼️

  • @northeastcorridorrailfan2236
    @northeastcorridorrailfan2236 2 роки тому +1

    The blowtorch with the cold water works wonders

  • @richreeder1786
    @richreeder1786 Рік тому

    Thank you only left if is a touch, got all the possibilities !

  • @markpaezjr1318
    @markpaezjr1318 6 років тому +1

    This helps out big time

    • @errorcodeguy456
      @errorcodeguy456  6 років тому

      +Mark Paez Jr
      Glad you enjoyed the video. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Also if you have any techniques that have worked for you, I would love to hear about it. It's always a tough job getting these rusty nuts and bolts off.

  • @abudyel9888
    @abudyel9888 4 роки тому

    Excellencies ideas 👌👍

  • @riptorn8527
    @riptorn8527 5 років тому

    great ideas...thanks

  • @TheXpmad
    @TheXpmad 6 років тому

    Men nice video,And I prefer the last way.

  • @ericketelsen1490
    @ericketelsen1490 4 роки тому

    Loved this..thanks man

  • @yusufmiftahudeen
    @yusufmiftahudeen 3 роки тому

    God bless you! i tried the heat up and cold water ,, it works perfectly

  • @Elaba_
    @Elaba_ 6 років тому +1

    8:35 Brilliant. I have never seen that technique before.

  • @alwoolhouse6255
    @alwoolhouse6255 2 роки тому

    Am binge watching your channel after finding the vid on fuel problems. What an Aladdins Cave of ideas. Never seen the paraffin wax trick before.

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit 6 років тому

    Thanks Bud I subbed - great video post and thumbs up!

  • @yakobwakjera2102
    @yakobwakjera2102 7 місяців тому

    Men it's a lot of tip thanks

  • @brucedodd5213
    @brucedodd5213 4 роки тому

    When I used a Chester bar it became part of the 3/8 in Ratchet I was using at the time and is now the extension tool
    of choice

  • @BionicRusty
    @BionicRusty 3 місяці тому

    Wow 😮
    Paraffin wax and auto ‘box oil are genius.
    Thanks so much. 🙏
    I sometimes use a small rag, wrapped around the nut and then soak the rag with WD40 (as well as the nut prior to wrapping) and then leave for an hour.
    I then remove the rag, heat with a torch and try again.
    Sometimes it works and sometimes I cry 😭

  • @edwardmcdermott9948
    @edwardmcdermott9948 Рік тому +1

    the best way is heating up the nut , so it expands cracking the rust hold , and then dousing it thoroughly with PB blaster allowing it to work it's way down into the threads !

  • @buckmajor
    @buckmajor 6 років тому +1

    Hi Error, I am interested using method Number #5. I need to remove these rusted bolts on the exhaust under the car. Thank youtube for subtitles, I didn't know the heck you said and thought it was Kerosone lol. I am not familiar with Parrafin but I'm gonna look it up and hopefully I can buy one.
    I think I may need some help. I am doing a home job on my Mitsubishi Triton 4WD, doing it myself. I got the car on the stand, etc, so far so good. If I need to remove the rusted bolt on the exhaust which has 3x bolts a set at point A, B, C, D making it 12x bolts all up I think. One of the bolt set is elevated from a 45degree, a little tricky but can use the breaker and correct socket size to get to it. However, it is on a 45degree angle how would I use the Parrafin or is it better to use heat instead? In your video you have the nut and bolt on a flat surface but I need to remove it as if it is upside down?
    Hope that makes sense. Would really appreciate the good advice.

  • @burhanrahmani2841
    @burhanrahmani2841 3 роки тому

    Nice I like it

  • @anthonygonsalves7020
    @anthonygonsalves7020 6 років тому

    I love this video. 100%

    • @errorcodeguy456
      @errorcodeguy456  6 років тому

      +Anthony Gonsalves
      Glad you enjoyed the video. if you have any techniques that work really well, I would love to hear about them. These techniques will help us all. Thanks again for your comment.

  • @Ghostrider-71
    @Ghostrider-71 5 місяців тому

    This is great. I have a snapped off bolt head that is making me question all reality. Ran out of 4 letter words yesterday.

  • @RyanKoch2002
    @RyanKoch2002 3 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @josephbell9608
    @josephbell9608 3 роки тому

    Thank you made my day haha

  • @yoelkramsky1169
    @yoelkramsky1169 10 місяців тому

    You’re the best

  • @TrentStrong
    @TrentStrong 7 років тому +5

    Good video.

  • @johnharper3404
    @johnharper3404 Рік тому

    yes sir, good simple idea's core of most american minds thanks bud.

  • @claypottinger7372
    @claypottinger7372 4 роки тому +4

    I worked at an aircraft engine plant. Outer rings and nuts would be heated and dry ice (-109.3 F) would be placed against the bolt or inner surface. I know it might not be practical but it demonstrates how expansion and contraction can really loosen married items of metal.

    • @kylebaird4642
      @kylebaird4642 Рік тому

      Great tip, thanks!

    • @boots7859
      @boots7859 Рік тому

      Hah, thanks for that. Heated up a mower deck wheel leg which is frozen to 800 f with acetylene for 15-20 minutes, still no movement.
      Someone suggested heating and dousing with cold water, which I'll try first, after that I'll try the dry ice.

  • @waltferrari-mw9fm
    @waltferrari-mw9fm Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your advice. It’s been so helpful but the one problem I’m having is getting brake lines loose without tearing the you know the fitting up or getting it off in one piece and I do the things you talk about with the bolt, but is there any different procedure for brake lines on old cars?

  • @lostintime8651
    @lostintime8651 5 років тому +24

    I kept waiting for him to get to a rusty bolt.

  • @Rainman270
    @Rainman270 9 місяців тому

    Thanks much. Do you need to clean that rubber ( or plastic ) hose that the Acetone/AT fluid came out of ? If so, what ? Thanks.

  • @sirsweetness8332
    @sirsweetness8332 5 років тому

    Very good video

  • @draxler2941
    @draxler2941 4 роки тому

    Breaker bar did the job for me... thanks

  • @davidmetcalf1093
    @davidmetcalf1093 2 роки тому

    Great information ! My problem is lug nuts on a car, much harder to get to and a major pain in the _ _ _.

  • @sudhansusekharmishra7642
    @sudhansusekharmishra7642 4 роки тому

    gentleman , all the trics you explained are true but it is certainly useful under different situation i.e., position of bolts etc. a solution of sulfuric acid h2so4 is quite helpful to remove old rust that I have experienced subject to precautions.

  • @Lifeizrigged
    @Lifeizrigged 5 років тому

    Wow nice

  • @jin6000
    @jin6000 Рік тому

    Holy FUCK this is pure gold. Thank you!

  • @av3ry313
    @av3ry313 4 роки тому

    Aight noice!! Thx 4 that