Lower kingpin cap bolt

[pomai]

Broke 2 of the lower kinpin bearing cap bolts on my Dana 60 tonight. Has anyone ever broke these before?

Any sugustions on how to remove them?

How much heat can I put on them and what area should I concentrate the heat on?

Thanks Ed

 

[boz42]

i would try w/ out heat. drill the bolt w/ a left handed drill bit & if that doesn't get it out try an e-z-out. i would use heat as only a last alternative.

 

[cegusman]

i would try w/ out heat. drill the bolt w/ a left handed drill bit & if that doesn't get it out try an e-z-out. i would use heat as only a last alternative.

Try what he said but use some pb blaster too, shouldnt be to hard to get out

 

[fortcollinsram]

I broke a bolt off in the top part of the knuckle and it was siezed BIG TIME! I took it to a local machine shop and they drilled it out and installed a full-length Heli-Coil for $15. I was a little concerned about the Heli Coil idea but called Stephen at ORD and he said that was the best option I had. 8 months later, all is well!!!