I'm work in progress on rebuilding my Edson pedestal. One thing that works better than vise grips on removing the bottom bolt studs, is using two nuts to install on the stud tightly, then using a wrench on the bottom of the two nuts, to loosen the stud. Of course, some penetrant wil work on your favor. And if the studs are to be reused, then they'll be good. Mine has fore and aft play on the wheel shaft, so will replace that, and maybe the bearings.
Great progress on the pedestal rebuild! It looks like your shop is full of all sorts of valuable treasures 😀. Keep up the good work.
Valuable to me but probably junk to most folks
Thanks!
I'm work in progress on rebuilding my Edson pedestal. One thing that works better than vise grips on removing the bottom bolt studs, is using two nuts to install on the stud tightly, then using a wrench on the bottom of the two nuts, to loosen the stud. Of course, some penetrant wil work on your favor. And if the studs are to be reused, then they'll be good. Mine has fore and aft play on the wheel shaft, so will replace that, and maybe the bearings.
Thanks for the tip
Good luck with your rebuild and thanks for watching!