Started brakes....found this! Holy....
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,303
Likes: 1
Started brakes....found this! Holy....
Was doing my rear brakes today, finished one side and went to do the other and noticed that the bolts holding the axle shaft in were all loose. I went to turn one bolt and it fell out...so did the next one...and the next...
They had all sheared off, and i was able to pull the axle shaft out by giving it a few good pulls. Hoping a screw extractor will be able to get them out. Im just glad it didn't work its way out while i was driving. Not sure what caused them to do that.
They had all sheared off, and i was able to pull the axle shaft out by giving it a few good pulls. Hoping a screw extractor will be able to get them out. Im just glad it didn't work its way out while i was driving. Not sure what caused them to do that.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,347
Likes: 1
From: Maysville, Kentucky
Left handed drill bit. Doubt they are in there tight. I sheared mine on my idi. The bit will take a good bite and spin em right out. I put grade 8 and lock washers with serviceable loctite to replace em.
Postmaster
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 3,447
Likes: 0
From: Monroe City in
Ya that happened to my truck too. I thought a couple rocks had got in my center cap some how and was rolling around. So i took the tire off and found the bolts sheared off. I was able to screw the broken bolts out with a lil screw driver. I also replaced them with grade 8 bolts.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
quakerj
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
22
Jan 1, 2019 10:28 AM
