Steering pump adjustment bolt

[revmaster]

I have a steering pump adjustment bolt seized, the bottom bolt. I put penetrating oil on it used a large drive socket and a bar. Can't move it. Tried using heat along the side. Anyone have ideas. Need to take the belts off to change the water pump...it's very tight. Started to round a head on the bolt it's that tight and had the socket on fully.

 

[PRND21]

Six point socket, lots of penetrating oil, heat (acetylene not propane), smack the head of the bolt hard with a large hammer a few times, try turning the bolt both ways…

 

[revmaster]

Thanks for everyone's help. I let it soak with penetrating oil hit it quite a few times. Used heat. Tapped it used a 6 point very hard to find. Couldn't move it with a bar and a a six point socket a few days ago but now moves back and forth about an inch or so with a box end with extension. I think it will work .I keep hitting it with blaster and bought kroil oil expensive. Walters and Lloyds I thought were good ..blaster might be better . Should have made work pay for the kroil oil but oh well . Want to get it done. They sell these bite wrenches husky makes them didn't try them..the box end 6 point works good. So far.

 

[revmaster]

Thanks for everyone's help. I let it soak with penetrating oil hit it quite a few times. Used heat. Tapped it used a 6 point very hard to find. Couldn't move it with a bar and a a six point socket a few days ago but now moves back and forth about an inch or so with a box end with extension. I think it will work .I keep hitting it with blaster and bought kroil oil expensive. Walters and Lloyds I thought were good ..blaster might be better . They sell these bite wrenches husky makes them didn't try them..the box end 6 point works good. So far.

 

[RJRENTON]

Thanks for everyone's help. I let it soak with penetrating oil hit it quite a few times. Used heat. Tapped it used a 6 point very hard to find. Couldn't move it with a bar and a a six point socket a few days ago but now moves back and forth about an inch or so with a box end with extension. I think it will work .I keep hitting it with blaster and bought kroil oil expensive. Walters and Lloyds I thought were good ..blaster might be better . Should have made work pay for the kroil oil but oh well . Want to get it done. They sell these bite wrenches husky makes them didn't try them..the box end 6 point works good. So far.

Just a suggestion......upon re assembly, a little dab of Permatex NICKEL ANTI SEEZE compound on the male threads of ALL attachment hardware will prevent a reoccurance of your issues. Personally, I use anti seeze compound on everything except main bearing cap bolts, rod bearing nuts, cylinder head bolts. Use FSM torque specs for all hardware EXCEPT on my engine, I use full
groove main bearings (for 360 degree rod bearing oiling), then I increase cap bolt torque 10 lb/ft more (over FSM specs) for better bearing crush and to prevent turning under load......
BOB RENTON