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Old 07-17-2014, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by garnold View Post
I'll get the can of PB Blaster back out......
Getting those foot pad screws out can be a challenge. I've used a large (giant) screwdriver and put a crescent wrench on the (square) shaft and used that as leverage to break them free. Another trick is to weld a hex nut to the top of the screw head (put weld bead in the center of the nut) and then unscrew the bolt that way. The extra heat on the bolt I think frees it up some. You can use a cut off disk or dremel to re-cut slots in the screw heads if you have to to get a large screwdriver on them.
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