Just4Fun
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in this 10 bolt rear end. any suggestions. Kinda NEED the axle shafts outta this thing badly. Thanks
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Lock Screw Broke Pinion Shaft Stuck Suggestions?
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Only two options I'm aware of...try and pick it out, or use a drill/bit that will allow you to come in from the side. I'm not sure if removing the caps will give you any more room to get at it with a drill. All the threads are up near the head, the rest of it just "floats". There aren't but maybe 1/2" at most of threads just under the head of the lock bolt, so once you get that out of the way, the thing will come out. A reverse threaded bit would be handy I bet. It may help if you can rotate the pinion shaft a bit, it may be twisted, putting pressure on the lock bolt.
Don't bother trying to drill through the pinion shaft itself, or pounding it out. BTDT
One last option, which is probably just plain dumb, considering the weakness of the carrier, is to cut the carrier right next to the pinion shaft on either side with a cutoff wheel. I don't know as I'd trust that for any length of time afterwards though.
Don't bother trying to drill through the pinion shaft itself, or pounding it out. BTDT
One last option, which is probably just plain dumb, considering the weakness of the carrier, is to cut the carrier right next to the pinion shaft on either side with a cutoff wheel. I don't know as I'd trust that for any length of time afterwards though.
Every once in a blue moon, the remainder of the bolt will slide right out with a small telescoping magnet. That's providing the complete threaded section of the bolt came out to begin with.
Just4Fun
Registered Member
Tried a magnet right off the bat with no luck. Couldn't get the drill in there sideways to try to back it out so I drilled straight on it for a while right next to the shaft and got it free.
I have done this twice, one I was able to use a pick and unscrew the piece out. It had a tiny bit of thread left. The other time I used a BFH and a huge punch to drive out the cross shaft, I went from the opposite side of the bolt. It tore the hell out of the carrier though, had to do what I had to do!!
"I was able to use a pick and unscrew the piece out"
This worked for me once. When the bolt broke it wasnt a "clean" break... I used a pick to grab some of the imperfections on the bolt and spin it out. It took me an hour or so, but it worked.
This worked for me once. When the bolt broke it wasnt a "clean" break... I used a pick to grab some of the imperfections on the bolt and spin it out. It took me an hour or so, but it worked.
There is a "kit" for doing this. The kit basically consist of a 12" long 1/8" drill bit, an allen bolt that screws into the existing hole that has a 1/8" hole through the center of it to be used as a guide for the drill bit, and also an extractor that is used after the broken piece has been drilled through.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
You had luck. Buy your replacement from the stealer, and "polish" it on a bench mount wire wheel. That will tend to clean-up any surface burs on the "cut" threads. Clean both the carrier and the stop bolt with IPA or Lacquer Thinner, let dry, maybe use some Lock-Tight Blue and juuuusssst torque it snug.
On mine I had to use a Dremel flex wand to drill the flack, and then use an easy-out to walk it to Papa. That was on a 180Kmiles drivetrain.
