Well This Sucks!!

It is what it is. Pretty much normal for that time period. Still love those old things defects and all.
 
exactly ... what was it Fix Or Repair Daily ...
but I'm sure we've been down that road before.

And just how have you adjusted to retirement Aspen500??
I could set the alarm and give you a wakeup call about 4 am if you miss it..

JW
 
I would have two options if I had this right now. My die grinder and a 5 inch tapered (flame shaped tip) burr or the plasma cutter. I think the plasma cutter would fit in there, but kind of may get messy. Die grinder would be no more than 45 seconds per bolt. Either of the two should do nicely. You need new bolts no matter what. Grade 8 bolts should be fine unless you plan on doing wheel stands or something. I say two options, but the blue wrench is the same thing as the plasma cutter really so you could say three options. Same exact procedure, different tool.
 
How much patience do you have? Get in there with an angle grinder and a carbide bit. Maybe 5 minutes a bolt.
 
Good old sawzall did the trick.

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Regarding the sawzall - I used a 6" carbide grit blade (an old one at that) and it cut through the bolt like butter.
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Reggie said:
Regarding the sawzall - I used a 6" carbide grit blade (an old one at that) and it cut through the bolt like butter. View attachment 52483
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I stumbled into one of these tools when I needed to cut baseboards to clear new flooring without taking them all the way out. They run faster than sawzalls and you can push the blade directly into what you're cutting. I've even trimmed the sides of a blade to make a really, really narrow one. Really saved my butt on a seized control arm bolt that had no clearance for the sawzall blade to reciprocate.
 
Ark said:
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I stumbled into one of these tools when I needed to cut baseboards to clear new flooring without taking them all the way out. They run faster than sawzalls and you can push the blade directly into what you're cutting. I've even trimmed the sides of a blade to make a really, really narrow one. Really saved my butt on a seized control arm bolt that had no clearance for the sawzall blade to reciprocate.
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That's one of those tools you didn't know you needed, until you buy one.
 
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