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Short story is that a 13mm 12-point socket can be hammered over the head a stubborn rubber mounting bobbin's carriage bolt and will grip hard enough so you can remove the bolt. This is useful where you cannot get the thing off and of course twisting it gets you nowhere with the rubber spool.Long story: Was able to remove a pair of stuck rubber mounting spools from threaded inserts in the rear of my gas tank (no, bad PO, they do not go there!). To do so with a freshly painted tank and without heat I pulled the rubber off so I was left with only the round plate and carriage-style bolt that holds the plate and screws into the threads. In the first picture below, the two items on the right of the pad were drilled first to punch it around (did not work). Next, a Dremel cut to create parallel flats that an adjustable wrench could turn (that worked!).To get the other out, I twisted off the rubber bobbin, then used a 9/16" socket to drive the washer off the bolt's square bolt section (they are not welded together). Then, I hammered a 13mm 12-point socket over the head of the now-exposed and accessible bolt and it worked very well - apply ratchet to the socket and with a hard pull got it out. Hope this is useful for those trying to get a rubber bobbin out of their frame or otherwise when they rust in place.[ATTACH=full]108467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]108468[/ATTACH]
Short story is that a 13mm 12-point socket can be hammered over the head a stubborn rubber mounting bobbin's carriage bolt and will grip hard enough so you can remove the bolt. This is useful where you cannot get the thing off and of course twisting it gets you nowhere with the rubber spool.
Long story: Was able to remove a pair of stuck rubber mounting spools from threaded inserts in the rear of my gas tank (no, bad PO, they do not go there!). To do so with a freshly painted tank and without heat I pulled the rubber off so I was left with only the round plate and carriage-style bolt that holds the plate and screws into the threads. In the first picture below, the two items on the right of the pad were drilled first to punch it around (did not work). Next, a Dremel cut to create parallel flats that an adjustable wrench could turn (that worked!).
To get the other out, I twisted off the rubber bobbin, then used a 9/16" socket to drive the washer off the bolt's square bolt section (they are not welded together). Then, I hammered a 13mm 12-point socket over the head of the now-exposed and accessible bolt and it worked very well - apply ratchet to the socket and with a hard pull got it out. Hope this is useful for those trying to get a rubber bobbin out of their frame or otherwise when they rust in place.
[ATTACH=full]108467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]108468[/ATTACH]