"J. Clarke" wrote in message
On Tue, 11 May 2021 18:34:33 -0400,
Casper
wrote:

Puckdropper was heard to mutter:

Casper wrote in

I re-acquired a butcher block cart my father and I
built years ago. A
bit of abuse but bones in good shape. One issue is
omni-directional
metal wheels. They came loose but damage to the nuts
and holes
moderately loose. Was easy to unscrew from wood but
thread nuts came
out with wheels and I'm unable to separate them from
wheel shaft.
Thread nuts are brass. I'm short on tools and hate to
waste perfectly
good metal wheels because nuts are stuck. Any ideas on
how to separate
shaft from thread nut without damage to either? Thanks

I've seen suggestions of using candle wax as a
penetrating agent. I guess
you get the parts hot, melt a bit of wax on the threads
and it runs down
the threads and capillary action will draw some wax
between the threads and
break the bonds.

I haven't tried it, so can't say how well it works.

Puckdropper

I'm currently trying to saturate one with WD40 to see if
it loosens.
I've never used candle wax but might be worth a try. I
thought about
freezing the parts. Used to do that with ride parts at Six
Flags.
"Train your mind to test every thought, ideology, train of
reasoning, and claim to truth."

Get some real penetrating oil. Order some Kroil off
Amazon or mix
50-50 automatic transmission fluid with acetone.

Yup, 50-50, known as PFM, Pure F.....g Magic, :)


WD-40 really is not that good for freeing up corroded
hardware.