- Jul 26, 2008
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Does anyone know what the local version of penetrating oil is?
I've got a very much stuck bolt on a seat tube. It's the same as a cage bolt but on this bike it's on the back (wheel side) and was intended as a fender mount. This is the 7th season for the bike, and while I did have it out & maintained early on, it's been sitting there untouched for several years now. Tho the area has been cleaned, I haven't paid attention to the bolt itself--now very corroded. I tried pliers and channel-locks the other day but only succeeded in knocking some of the corrosion off.
The hex hole in the bolt itself is too far gone to get the right wrench in there.
Frame is CF, and I'd rather write off the bolt than crack/damage the frame trying to get it out.
So leave it as is, or how hard to try... Suggestions?
I've got a very much stuck bolt on a seat tube. It's the same as a cage bolt but on this bike it's on the back (wheel side) and was intended as a fender mount. This is the 7th season for the bike, and while I did have it out & maintained early on, it's been sitting there untouched for several years now. Tho the area has been cleaned, I haven't paid attention to the bolt itself--now very corroded. I tried pliers and channel-locks the other day but only succeeded in knocking some of the corrosion off.
The hex hole in the bolt itself is too far gone to get the right wrench in there.
Frame is CF, and I'd rather write off the bolt than crack/damage the frame trying to get it out.
So leave it as is, or how hard to try... Suggestions?