avid
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- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- XLT 4.0 OHV 4wd
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- Automatic
Hi guys. I barely started to remove my transmission last fall and one of the 8 axle-flange bolts on the rear drive shaft rounded off. I've tried everything I can think of to get it off: heat, gear-wrench socket, filing the rounded-head down to 6-point, pipe-wrench, liquid wrench, etc.,. The only method I haven't tried yet is welding a new nut on it.
The only thing I can think is maybe I didn't heat it up enough using only propane, but then I was starting to worry about a plastic-looking seal on the back part of the flange. Any suggestions for how to remove this?
I should add there isn't a ton of room around the bolt head so not enough room to get my giant pipewrench on it.
The only thing I can think is maybe I didn't heat it up enough using only propane, but then I was starting to worry about a plastic-looking seal on the back part of the flange. Any suggestions for how to remove this?
I should add there isn't a ton of room around the bolt head so not enough room to get my giant pipewrench on it.
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