Hood mount turn signal - replace bulb?

[mcmlvii]

Ok, I'm a little stumped. What we have here is a '66 Sport Fury hood-mounted turn signal indicator. I see a knurled piece for the bulb socket but I cannot for the life of me get it to loosen (WD40, heat, pliers, vice grips, pretty much everything short of snapping something off). Anyone here got words of wisdom for getting the dead bulb out of this thing? Or do I just go the destructo route and reef on it 'til something gives? Thanks

 

[jerry68sportfury]

vinegar water solution might eat the corrosion,coke a cola bath???

 

[Cbodies69-73]

Yeah the knob is threaded, try some PB plaster, GIBBS or some other sort of corrosion eating liquids...

 

[1978 NYB]

Try Deep Creep by Seafoam

 

[commando1]

50/50 acetone & ATF

 

[mcmlvii]

Thanks for all the suggestions. The indicator is currently enjoying the day at the local vinegar spa. If the vinegar doesn't work, I'll work my way up the chain to the other treatments.

 

[mcmlvii]

Eureka!!! I got the turn indicator apart this morning. I don't know if the 2 day vinegar spa worked but it removed corrosion from other parts. I used more heat today and vice grips with the indicator in a vice. The rusted threads finally broke free. Then it was a small matter of digging out the old bulb without ruining the socket. The wire broke at the end so I soldered the tip back on.

 

[polara71]

congratulations ................ :wav:

 

[53ryder]

Well done!

Glenn

 

[Ironwolf]