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Post by Somebody on Feb 9, 2013 23:59:23 GMT -6
I've been having issues with my bolts coming loose on my arms... Well they finally sheered 2 of them off at HP last run.. So I make a bracket to help with the stress and tied them into the knuckle.. The problem now is the front bolt won't come out.. James brought a carbide bit over and actually crilled most of the innards out of it and it still wouldn't come out with an ez out.. So I guess I'm gonna have to get a tap and see if I can save it.. If not I'll just run 2 bolts and the extra support on the knuckle...   |
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Post by Weezul on Feb 10, 2013 17:26:38 GMT -6
Not sure if this is even feasible. Can you drill it out and fill it with weld and then drill and tap that?
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Post by Somebody on Feb 10, 2013 21:52:16 GMT -6
Not sure if this is even feasible. Can you drill it out and fill it with weld and then drill and tap that? Thought about that... but I think what I'm gonna do instead is drill it out to 9/16 and run a bolt thru it with a nut on the bottom... As long as you have a bolt in there that stays tight it should be the same thing.. especially with the added support i have on it now.. |
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Post by dabbs1 on Feb 10, 2013 22:02:48 GMT -6
That should work. I haven't seen one break a stud off like that but if anybody could do it would be you Charlie. :lol:
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Post by Somebody on Feb 10, 2013 22:12:21 GMT -6
That should work. I haven't seen one break a stud off like that but if anybody could do it would be you Charlie. :lol: Kinda weird cause I don't even have my hydro assist on yet either.. I think it happened when the front got bound up in between 2 rocks.. wouldn't move so I got on it and it "broke loose" just didn't realize it was the bolts that broke..  |
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Post by mike on Feb 10, 2013 23:50:20 GMT -6
There's no telling what kind of abuse that thing took before you got it either
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Post by Somebody on Feb 11, 2013 8:29:47 GMT -6
There's no telling what kind of abuse that thing took before you got it either Everything is new except for the knuckle... the bolts, high steer arm, even the ball joints..  |
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Post by auburnaviator on Feb 16, 2013 15:30:58 GMT -6
I broke two bolts off on the buggy. They were grade 8 bolts and didn't have the tapered head to fit in the arm like the acorn nuts on a stud would have. I tried to drill/tap mine out and had zero luck also. This was all on a D60 knuckle but same principle.
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Just remember...we give them back in 10 months 
It's alive!! 
