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November 21, 2018 at 2:51 pm #154446
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    I think if I used heat, via a torch, I’d keep a small flame tip
    just on the bolt head for a while, spray a little penetrate
    off and on, maybe smack the bolt head with a hammer
    a few times, and keep trying to turn the bolt back and forth
    a little.
    That said, I have bad memories or snapping off 5 of the ten
    bolts on a Johnson, and then trying to remove them.
    Good Luck, and have patience!

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