The brake assemblies on my Goggo were is a dreadful state and the adjusters were rusted solid, as were the bolts that secured the brake cylinders and the handbrake cables. I managed to shear one of the bolts off by using too much brute force and, a bolt splitter didn’t really do what it said on the box. I spent some time looking for tips on the internet and made an amazing discovery. Forget the bolt splitters and penetrating oil, all you need is a blowtorch and a candle.

First take a wire brush to the threads of the offending bolt and clear as much of the loose rust off as you can. Then take a blowtorch and apply heat to the nut. Ideally you will just heat the nut and keep the flame away from the bolt itself, this will allow the nut to expand faster than the bold and break the rust seal. With small nuts and bolts it is difficalt to localise the heat like this but, on my brake parts it didnt seem to matter. When you have got the nut good and hot, remove the flame and quickly apply a wax candle to the threads bolt, close to where it leaves the nut. The wax will be drawn allong the threads into the nut  AND you will be able to unscrew it with relatively little effort!

Try it for yourself. I was very sceptical at first but it really does work.