any tips,advice???tool of choice??what to beware of???
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gonna start shaving my 14 bolt tomm..
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Cajun4x4
1/2 ton status
portabands are clumbsy to use, try a sawzall first
The Sawzall sucks. get a hand grinder and few wheels and go to town. It was not that bad with my mikita. It was to thick with for the sawzall to do justice.
exactly and it would take all day to get anywhere. The little mikita worked great. I did it in small sections and cut angled slices off piece by piece till I got somewhere.
Cajun4x4
1/2 ton status
ive heard of ppl having success with sawzalls thats why i said it, i however used a portaband, and although its cumbersome to use it cut through the lip like butter
howdiy said:
Another knowledgable post from the guy whos awesome at everything...
A GOOD sawzall, with a good blade will cut through it no problem. That being said I used a grinder/ with a cut off wheel. That also worked fine. My buddy did his with a sawzall and smoothed it out with a grinder. Either way works, takes about the same amount of time and both get the job done
original balzer
1/2 ton status
Can you use the cuttin torch to knock off the majority then grind it down where you want it?
Balzer
Balzer
original balzer said:
Probably, you just have to be careful with the hot wrench, Don't take too much.
Make sure and grind down the cover too. If you dont you will end up like me learning the hard way, I have to go reseal the rear diff cover today.
I seemed to have ground it open last time out on the rocks.
I seemed to have ground it open last time out on the rocks.
original balzer
1/2 ton status
I was just curious, I dont know if it makes the houseing brittle or not. That would suck to hit the first rock and have it shatter like a ming vause. But if its safe thats the route ill use. Id like to hear some others chime in though just to get that all important second oppinion.
Balzer
Balzer
howdiy said:
Whatever Timmay.
Sawsall and a grinder worked great for me, I used 2 or 3 blades. Then hit it with the grinder to clean it up. Its easy with quality tools and a little common sense.
I just used a grinder, but I just smoothed the lip on mine without removing too much.
I used a sawzall and cut off three pieces, then used a grinder
Then ground smooth
Then ground smooth
howdiy said:
Whatever Vern.
3 cuts with sawzall, side, side, bottom. Then blend with a grinder as desired. Easier than grinding for 2 hours.
That's how Steve Watson did it in Petersons a few years back. I think there used to be a write up on it somewhere also.
Here.................................http://coloradok5.com/shaved14bolt.shtml
Let the saw blade cut. Don't try to push it through the metal, you'll melt the blade.
muddermilitia said:Then ground smooth
I believe in smoothing them more then removing a lot of material. mostly because I'm lazy and have big enough tires to not worry about a 1" lip.
You could always just drink a beer and say F it. even if you grind it down its gonna hit something eventually. Put your time into moving the shock mounts up. that will give you at least 2" of clearance under the tubes.
You sure know your stuffhowdiy said:
...........I used 1 search and rescue blade and cut off 3 chunks like the pics above
and then ground it all smooth with a 4 inch grinder. I bought a Ruff Stuff diff cover and didnt have to shave it at all--it was already perfect!
If you dont know, you shouldnt respond, unless you have something useful to add...howdiy said:Yeah I'm not really familiar with 14bolts I thought it was different. Oh well I was wrong
It appears someone did agree with me though
It clutters up the post and spew dissinformation (especially if no one corrects you)
