Thread: SIIa bulkhead removal

Thanks for all the helpful advice.

i ended up heating one with a butane torch and i had to jump up and down on the ring spanner, wiggle it around and jiggle it to get some small movement. Came loose after a while.

The bulkhead is now at media blasting and will get a new pair of foot wells before painting.

Use a brass drift to hit the bolt. It is likely that you will want to replace it in any case. Supporting the bulkhead will make little difference to how easy it is to get the bolts out, but you need to support it in any case to avoid damage from falling when the second one comes out (although replacing the first bolt out with something that is a loose fit such as a tent peg is probably a good idea).

John