Rebuild kit came today!
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Originally Posted by N. Jensen
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Following for the clever name only. :icon_nic:
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So, I've managed to strip all four of these Allen screws out. Y'all got any tricks to get them out? |
May have to drill the heads off, take the plate off and see if there is enough to get a hold of to get them out. I have started to hold a soldering iron on the heads of any factory fasteners for a minute or two. I've found that will soften any factory thread lock compound so you have a better chance of getting them out.
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Yeah, I need to pick up a small torch for heating things up like that.
I'm taking it to my buddies house tomorrow, he has a welder. Gonna try welding some old/cheap Allen wrenches in the holes and breaking them loose with a cheater |
Originally Posted by cleburne red
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So, I've managed to strip all four of these Allen screws out. Y'all got any tricks to get them out? |
So, managed to get all four of the bolts out. My buddy has a welder (same one that made the relay panel and all the switches for me) so we welded an Allen key into the bolt. Lightly tapped it with a hammer, and the allem key just twisted off. The welds held, the actual Allen key itself sheared. Tried that twice, same result.
We tried welding a nut to the head, but he couldn't get it to stick. I was about ready to give up and start drilling, when he welded a bolt to it. That actually worked, and we got all four out! https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/blazerf...7ed2cf44bc.jpg So, I've since replaced all those bolts. Might not use as much thread locker as GM did when I go back, though! Also, I'm plugging off the hole for the tcase switch, since I've got a posi lock setup (probably go to a bravada axle shaft soon) the bolt seems to be an M16x1.5. I found a drain plug that size. It's still a little long, I'll probably just stack a couple flat washers under the bolt head, as opposed to trying to cut it. |
A torch and a welder are two of my favorite tools! Like I said a good soldering iron works great for heating fasteners to soften thread locker compounds as does a small butane torch. I switched to the soldering iron when I got into RC vehicles as they are mostly plastic.
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