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Post by Zed on May 24, 2018 17:38:28 GMT
I find that happens too often. Machine shops tend to be brilliant or half-arsed in my experience. It's certainly worth weedling out a good one to use.
I like Barns pressing out suggestion but you'd need a press...
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Post by Baz on May 24, 2018 17:48:12 GMT
oscar maybe able to advise I know he used to work for a firm which did spark erosion?
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Post by paradox1001 on May 24, 2018 18:42:23 GMT
You could cut a slot into the side with a hacksaw
Once you were through to the bolt it should release the pressure off the remains of the bolt
Then support the edge of the case over a socket and use a pin punch and a hammer to knock it out
Then fasten it back together with a nut and bolt ala zed
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Post by 912 on May 25, 2018 7:28:58 GMT
You wanna me fix it ? I gots helicoils too xx
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Post by boris on May 25, 2018 19:52:00 GMT
I hope that wasnt Woodmill Engineering.
Another thought would be to get a bit of tube cut teeth in the end and put it over the stub,spin it round the stub of bolt througg the alloy to core drill it out then clamp with nut and bolt through hole.
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Post by volkswombat on May 25, 2018 21:21:08 GMT
Well I've taught it a lesson and ignored it for over 24hrs😁
Buggered if I know what to do !
Been painting my van instead!
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Post by oscar on May 26, 2018 10:12:37 GMT
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Post by volkswombat on Jun 8, 2018 20:45:37 GMT
Anyone on here had their late steering box open?
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Post by Zed on Jun 8, 2018 21:17:27 GMT
Anyone on here had their late steering box open? Not me. Why? |
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Post by pkrboo on Jun 8, 2018 21:39:04 GMT
Anyone on here had their late steering box open? I had one open, why? Did you sort the bolt? |
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Post by volkswombat on Jun 8, 2018 22:07:33 GMT
Bolt finally removed and helicoil fitted.
Inside of box is damaged though.
Will get some pics up, I don't know if the damage has happened because the box was way out of adjustment during use(which I now know it was) or it's happened while having the bolt sorted (I had left the adjuster lock nut off so it's possible the shaft was wound right in...)
Basically there's a shoulder on the output shaft which has ground into a "rib" in the casing and chewed it up.
The damage does look "fresh" but whether it is or not , who knows.
I haven't worked out if the shaft is supposed to be in contact with the damaged bit or not...
I'm hoping the shaft is not supposed to touch the rib in normal use so I could Dremel the damaged bit smooth and still be ok
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Post by volkswombat on Jun 8, 2018 22:08:44 GMT
The shoulder by my finger, on the output shaft  |
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Post by volkswombat on Jun 8, 2018 22:09:29 GMT
Has chewed up this bit  |
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Post by don on Jun 9, 2018 6:13:38 GMT
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Post by volkswombat on Jun 11, 2018 14:29:31 GMT
Looks like the shaft was wound down too much for a while, also seems that you had no oil in since you have significant heat damage there. But if it all checks in you might be ok. I presume the shoulder on the shaft isnt meant to rest on anything? Yeah I'm not sure what's going on with that blueing on the metal, the box definitely had oil in while in use because I drained it out, didn't seem to be far off on the amount either |
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