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Old 07-04-2009 | 05:56 PM
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ORIGINAL: GaryHarris

I wouldn't try that. The thermal shock might be too much for aluminum creating possible stress fractures. Being were looking at dissimular materials, steel bolts and cast aluminum, they have different thermal expansion/contraction coefficiencies.

I'm new to R/C, but I spent a lot of time as a boat mechanic. When steel bolts get stuck in an aluminum block, the best way I've found to get them out was to treat them to a liberal dose of Liquid Wrench or similar, wait a while, then try to get the bolt to tighten just a little before loosening. This will work most of the time. You can try whacking with a hammer while the oil is seeping in, to help it coat as far down as possible. The dissimilar metals sometime react together like they are welded. Hope this helps. Jim