Engine removal

[B.Walker]

If you are unlucky enough to round off the bolt, before you go cutting anything, try and find some of these  http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000QW6K8I?ie=UTF8&tag=shopwiki-uk-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738   I got a set after destroying the head of my filter bolt and theyve got to be the best things i've come across. Theyre not that cheap, but I reckon theyre worth it.

[essjay]

And if heat wont get it, though it certainly should, you can buy a can of Loctite Freeze n Release. Freezes the nut down to -5 degrees or some such, have had great results in the past. All this heating and freezing and wd40 (crc, innox, rustoff, penetrating oil etc etc) is just to get some movement either by shrinking or expanding the two bits of metal that are giving you grief. Once this happens you have broken the bond and should be able to get her off of there. Im nowhere near my bike right now, but if it comes to some tim the toolman antics, if there is anywhere to get to it (from the back of the engine if i remember?) then worst case would involve cutting it out of there, pull the two halves out and take them down to the hardware store to find something similar to replace it with. Not the reccomended method but gets the job done! If i am recalling correctly and you can indeed access it from the rear enough to cut it out, i think you could even replace the one long bolt with two shorter ones, but like i said, not reccomended and im not near my bike to even check the possibility.

single hex (six sided) sockets, some heat or some cold, and your favourite brand of spray lube/rust disolver. Tried and true methods, been working for years. If the single hex sockets have plenty of grip  but it just wont budge, beg borrow or steal a rattle gun. The correct size single hex socket will not round the nut unless it is already pretty damaged. Some very good sockets out there now that will undo a bolt that is 85% rounded off!

[petejw1966]

Hi Lumox,
use a  six sided socket as suggested with a power bar and a cpl of hard
whacks with the hammer works well, add a sqirt
of wd or similar, and if that doesnt work try the heat.

[steptoe]

with the oxy,, let the nut cool before trying to undo

failing all that,, another way, would be hold the bolt end from moving, and use extra leverage on the nut,, if using ring /open end, put another longer ringy over that,,,,,,,

or use the ring on the bolt end and socket with BREAKER bar NOT a ratchet {you;ll wreck it} on the nut with a pipe for extra length

you'll have much more success turning the nut instead of trying to turn the bolt

there are a couple of extreme ways of removal if they don't work, but see if that helps first

[fungorus]

If you have an Oxy set up whip a bit of heat on the nut then go for it with a socket.......

[Eveready1100]

See if you can find a six sided socket (Hex) which should help you apply more force to the nut as it'll grip the sides as well as the tips of the nut. Also, have you hit it with WD40 or similar? It will help a bit. Speaking of hitting, if you've found a six sider, put it on the nut then give it a rap with a hammer. This'll also help loosen it up.

[lumox]

Anybody with ideas?
Stripped the bike down, the engine is the last thing to come out before I start the prep work before painting the frame. My only problem left is, the engine blot running between the front foot pegs, the nut won’t budge. I’ve tried sockets and I’m worried if I apply to much force the nuts will round. Then I’m stuffed.
Apart from swearing and throwing tools around any ideas?
My kids call me Tim the Tool man. Brute force and ignorance.