I was finally tackling the massively leaky oil pan on my 86, and following the write up by willeyjoe.62, it came out surprisingly easy. Much to my dismay, I heard a "plunk" sound while trying to get the pan out. Turns out, one of the #1 main cap bolts had broken, and I guess just sitting in place, being held up by the pan. It looks to have been broken at least for a little while, and I didn't get forceful enough to break it today.

The bearing seems ok, at least good enough to reuse, so I got lucky there.

I am in need of 1 #1 main cap bolt. It's a presumably 86 4.9 300, in a 2wd f150. I know this isn't the original engine, but it was a direct swap.

The rest of the bolt is sorta loose in the hole, so an easy-out should do the trick. Does anyone have a trick, other than an easy-out?

If you have an extra main cap bolt you'd like to sell, please PM me or email me at olds.gbody@comcast.net

Talk about Ford-tough!

 

You can buy a left hand (counter clock wise) drill bit. These work great. Start by drilling the center of the bolt as the drill gets deeper it will get tight and start backing the bolt out.

 

Try tapping it around with a hammer and punch.