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Hello all, I have an old Revere gas station light I'm looking to rewire but I'm having no luck getting it apart. It has 4 screw/bolts that appear to be holding it all together, well they were so horribly rusted I welded nuts to the screw heads and then twisted the heads off the screws, hoping that would free the shade from the remaining mount (sorry I don't know the terminology) but it didn't.... So what am I missing? Is it just rusted together or is there something else that needs to be unscrewed/removed for this thing to come apart? I have PB Blaster soaking on the screw/bolts right now as you can see in the pic. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!![img:center] https://www.dropbox.com/sc/jo8man6wt35qb2x/BAhCZFalms[/img] [img:center] https://www.dropbox.com/sc/ib3qkm0l5v9bdxt/BW2fjXxw1l[/img]
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Most of your problem is, You haven't drank enough BEER Yet.
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Yes, those 4 bolts actually screw into the rounded top, aluminum piece and the metal shade is clamped between them. There is supposed to be a gasket in there to prevent rubbing together, but it is usually gone and I reapply with silicone.
Yours is just stuck together somehow and WILL come apart with enough effort. Hopefully you don't damage anything. Maybe more soaking??
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Most of your problem is, You haven't drank enough BEER Yet. More bottles of beer,the looser it gets?
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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More bottles of beer,the looser it gets? Only applies IF Bottles are EMPTY!
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Tap lightly with a Big Hammer to break rust. 
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I ended up cutting the heads off on mine, center drilling the threaded parts stuck in the harp & retapping the threads. I was afraid the seized up steel screws would be stronger than the aluminum & didn't want to snap off any parts. kind of a pain in the backside, but didn't damage anything. I soaked in pb blaster for almost a week with no luck getting them apart.
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Good idea to use stainless steel bolts and some anti-seize compound when reassembling after all the work of drilling and re-tapping. In time the electrolysis between the aluminum and steel will cause the bolts to fuse with the aluminum again.
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I appreciate the replies, I ended up drilling them out. Beer did help! I'll be sure to use stainless and anti-seize when it goes back together.
Thanks again!
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