OT: eclipse help

[drivemusicnow]

Sooo I'm replacing the fuel pump in my eclipse, and i run into a problem. There are 6 bolts holding the fuel pump assembly to the gas tank. 3 of the nuts come right off. 3 look to be smaller and decide not to. Soo, i go through every socket i have... its larger than a 7 mm, and smaller than an 8. and its larger than a 1/4 but smaller than a 9/32... soooo on to the vise-grips. break one of them clear off, which works for me at this point... but the other two just seem to bend and change shape without ever breaking or moving.

So heres my question... how do you break off a nut like this... without throwing a spark??? seeing as how there is gasoline vapors in the area, sparks seem like a bad idea to me right now.

[black beast]

Liquid anything, nitrogen, oxygen, any gas that is froozen to a liquid, sray it on the bolt and tap it with a hammer. Ask around, I can buy Liquid Nitro down the street from me, it cool stuff. be sure to only spray the bolt, or the whole gas tank in that area go crash!

that computer air dust remover if shaken and held upside down can freeze and burn skin . just a thought.

[dannmarr]

Did you try spraying it with some type of liquid wrench? Let it soak for awhile? tap around it lightly to lossen the rust? Try turning clockwise a little before loosening it? If all else fails, try cuting it with a hack saw. Cut it straight down on one side of the nut (close to the bolt as possible). Once you do this, you should be able to pry off the remainder of the bolt. ( they also have a tool that breaks off nuts, it cuts into it until it breaks apart, I don't remember the name ) Good luck.