BPB
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- Battle Ground, Washington
On my 90 mj ax 15 231j I can not get the front drive line off my old 231 I have always used a 8mm wrench but it is just stripping. Is it because i am using a walmart special, or what?
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unbolting front driveline
- Thread starter BPB
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Harlee&Tahoe
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- South Lake Tahoe, CA
I believe that is a std. size. Do yourself and knuckles a favor pick up a set of quality wrenches (tighter tolerances)
chadd_raylee_389@h
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- kansas
is it a 8 mm or a 5/16. i have always just used a 5/16 6 point
law.74
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- Too far from Moab
5/16" = 0.3125" = 7.9375mm
- Location
- Roanoke VA
I have used either one. Try some PB Blaster on the bolts and you may have to use heat and vise grips if they are rounded off bad.
BPB
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- Battle Ground, Washington
no good, I don't have a tourch next idea
calvynandhobbs
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- Ledyard, CT
I have only used a 6 point 5/16 on mine so I haven't stripped any yet, but you could try vise grips if you've already mutilated the heads.Or try going one size smaller wrench and hammer it on so it can't slip. You'll have to buy new bolts, but it sounds like you'll be doing that anyway.
BPB
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- Battle Ground, Washington
it is on the transfercase side so there is no room for a hammer, they soaked in pb blaster over night vise grips slip off i may have to go to the cut off wheel. will vise grips have better luck gripping onto the threads?
swbooking
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- Riverside/Running Springs, Ca
if your vise grips are slipping:
a) theyre a crappy pair or
b) your not clamping them on tight enough.
Ive used vise grips MANY time to take off the DS bolts, Harbor Freight ones for that matter too.
If that dosent work, do you have a small impact (maybe an electric one) they work like a charm. and i always use an 8mm socket to get them off.
a) theyre a crappy pair or
b) your not clamping them on tight enough.
Ive used vise grips MANY time to take off the DS bolts, Harbor Freight ones for that matter too.
If that dosent work, do you have a small impact (maybe an electric one) they work like a charm. and i always use an 8mm socket to get them off.
BPB
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- Battle Ground, Washington
I don't have room to get a ratchet in there let alone my impact. it is one the transfercase side so I have the distance between the douple u-joint and a the t-case. line 1.5 inches if that.
swbooking
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- Riverside/Running Springs, Ca
impact with an extension?
BPB
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- Location
- Battle Ground, Washington
look under your jeep and you'll see what i am talking about.
dellstopjeep
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- KUNA, ID
could always give me the transfer case then
