Removing stuck fasteners

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m (The following is instructions for making an impact-type device that works on a screw that has a stripped head.)
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Hammer a close-fitting metric socket tightly on a SAE nut, or vice-versa. Then use breaker bar socket wrench (or longest you can fit in a cramped space) to turn it.
 
Hammer a close-fitting metric socket tightly on a SAE nut, or vice-versa. Then use breaker bar socket wrench (or longest you can fit in a cramped space) to turn it.
  
There is a product that works basically the same way, but the inside of the sockets are lined with sharpened flutes that are also angled to dig further into the rusted nut or bolt as you turn the wrench.  These are called BOLT EXTRACTOR sockets, and bite extremely well into round and rusty bolts and nuts, as the flutes are sharp and point counter clockwise.  Think of what you would get if you made a mold of an extractor drill bit. See [[Removing stuck fasteners# Special tools|Special tools section]].
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There is a product that works basically the same way, but the inside of the sockets are lined with sharpened flutes that are also angled to dig further into the rusted nut or bolt as you turn the wrench.  These are called BOLT EXTRACTOR sockets, and bite extremely well into round and rusty bolts and nuts, as the flutes are sharp and point counter clockwise.  Think of what you would get if you made a mold of an extractor drill bit. See [[Removing stuck fasteners#Special tools|Special tools section]].
  
 
==Differential heating==
 
==Differential heating==

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