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Old 05-11-2016, 01:35 PM   #3
Ben006
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Originally Posted by brewerbry View Post
Long story short, I have a broken header bolt. I have drilled it out and have an easy out in it and the bolt still won't budge. I read about using heat. I have a propane torch I have tried, heating the surrounding metal for about a minute....is that too short? How hot should it get? Any other suggestions / ideas?

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Try heating the bolt, not the surrounding.
It will expand the only way it can and loosen.
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