What Have You Done To Your Cobalt Today?
#6906
Senior Member
The stuff I found that works better than pb blaster is Nuts Off (O'reilys' carries it), originally bought it because it was on sale and laughed at the name. Also like United Lab's Glacier Break, not sure were you can pick that stuff up (use it at work, sales guy is a friend of our fabrication shop manager)
#6907
Senior Member
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Its the trip to the dealer to get it to work
I'll have to try that with bolts I can get to, the Nuts Off works great because it has lube in the spray so it leaves behind a waxy feel. Old hill-billy method is 1/8 tighter, heat the bolt up a bit with a torch and melt a candle into the threads, works great with rusted on lugs
I'll have to try that with bolts I can get to, the Nuts Off works great because it has lube in the spray so it leaves behind a waxy feel. Old hill-billy method is 1/8 tighter, heat the bolt up a bit with a torch and melt a candle into the threads, works great with rusted on lugs
#6909
Senior Member
Nope read about a comparison they did. They did a controlled rust and compared the torque needed to free the bolts with a bunch of different penetrating oils. The ATF acetone mix worked better than any of them tested.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=182271
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=182271
#6911
Senior Member
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Nope read about a comparison they did. They did a controlled rust and compared the torque needed to free the bolts with a bunch of different penetrating oils. The ATF acetone mix worked better than any of them tested.
Homemade Penetrating Oil tests - The Garage Journal Board
Homemade Penetrating Oil tests - The Garage Journal Board
#6916
Liquid Wrench for me, used to use PB Blaster but a study was done and Liquid Wrench came out on top, even above the Acetone mix. Search Google you'll find it. LW is awesome
#6920
#6923
Senior Member
I have used both and the LW does not work as well for me vs the ATF actetone mix. To me PB works a tad better than LW and WD40 but not nearly as well as the ATF mix. I used ATF +4.
#6925
Senior Member
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Actually on saturday...
but discovered less than hand tight bolts in the upper trans mount under the fuse box. The piece underneath that connects the mount to the trans was also stripped. Used Jap's as a replacement and even the threads on his seemed pretty fragile. He cleaned up the threads a little bit and bolted everything back in place and the car drives way smoother and shifts a lot better - and I thought it was already shifting pretty smooth before lol
So just a tip, if you've ever swapped your trans, check your upper trans mount (under the fuse box).
but discovered less than hand tight bolts in the upper trans mount under the fuse box. The piece underneath that connects the mount to the trans was also stripped. Used Jap's as a replacement and even the threads on his seemed pretty fragile. He cleaned up the threads a little bit and bolted everything back in place and the car drives way smoother and shifts a lot better - and I thought it was already shifting pretty smooth before lol
So just a tip, if you've ever swapped your trans, check your upper trans mount (under the fuse box).