- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Well, I got the broken easy out out. 
Easy Out, or nut and weld?
- Thread starter Hickey
- Start date
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
This time I took a different route. I filled the open drilled hole with weld, then put the nut over it and filled the nut...
That's actual progress. Rocking it back and forth, it came up about 1/4" before the weld broke off. It's definitely fighting me all the way.
That's actual progress. Rocking it back and forth, it came up about 1/4" before the weld broke off. It's definitely fighting me all the way.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I have a bunch of old 9/16 lug nuts and I drilled this one out except for the bottom 1/8" of threads. I was actually able to thread it on the sucker two full turns. Then I turned on some mood music and welded that bitch!
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Those threads are good. No idea why you'd have any issues
- Location
- West Haven, UT
'Er-go. Nice work. A little clean up with a thread chaser and those should be ready to go. 👍
One thing I like to do on these mating surfaces is smear a very, very thin layer of either anti-seize OR anaerobic compound on the surface before mating them together. This will prevent corrosion and rust jacking which may have been the reason they broke in the first place.
Just a suggestion.
Mike
One thing I like to do on these mating surfaces is smear a very, very thin layer of either anti-seize OR anaerobic compound on the surface before mating them together. This will prevent corrosion and rust jacking which may have been the reason they broke in the first place.
Just a suggestion.
Mike
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I definitely intend some silver smearage. These were grade 5 bolts, so that probably had a lot to do with the problem.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Second one worked perfect using that same method. I think drilling the hole, then filling it with weld accomplishes all of the tips suggested in this thread. It heats the entire bolt and area thoroughly, and it gives better fusion from the bolt to the nut using MIG, since you're significantly helping that cold start issue that MIG is known for.
- Location
- West Haven, UT
Awesome. Love hearing success stories.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
They are sized per the easy out.
- Location
- West Jordan
Some good quality studs, cone locks and nuts would probably be a lot stronger in there than even grade 8 bolts for the next go-round...
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I'd never ever recommend that antisieze on the mating surfaces. Freaking high steer arms and high steer arm bolts ALWAYS come loose then bend and break. It's the bend that makes them suck to get out IF they're not rusted.
ARP studs and like double the torque spec and double long nuts with the strongest locktite you can find. I've even seen guys weld a shelf to the sides of the knuckles to act like the keyway they use on aftermarket knuckles to keep them from shearing.
I personally have my high steer arm bolted through the stock steering arm tre hole that I drilled out too.
ARP studs and like double the torque spec and double long nuts with the strongest locktite you can find. I've even seen guys weld a shelf to the sides of the knuckles to act like the keyway they use on aftermarket knuckles to keep them from shearing.
I personally have my high steer arm bolted through the stock steering arm tre hole that I drilled out too.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
For today I put grade 8 bolts in, but I plan on studs when I change the steering soon.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
That's the plan for the next steering changes.
I have never broke one of these extractors yet and this was in a coal mine setting where everything gets broke
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Fixed it.
Joking of course, but seriously thanks for posting the results of your tig success. I learned a thing.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Yes. Several times on each one with some ATF.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I tried two that were similar to that. No joy, but they did not break.I have never broke one of these extractors yet and this was in a coal mine setting where everything gets broke
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
When I link the front end next winter I'm going to raise the steering and ram a few inches. Something similar to this:Fixed it.
Joking of course, but seriously thanks for posting the results of your tig success. I learned a thing.
