threaded studs?

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clay

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Auburn, Alabama

• Oct 19, 2004

• #1

I am trying to put in a t-case lowering kit and am having problems removing the threaded studs that currently hold the crossmember up. I have tried vice-grips but they just trashed the threaded, turned it a little, and now I have a nice smooth round stud sticking down. Did most of you drill and tap these out? Any help would be great and yes, I searched, that is the way i found out they are threaded studs.

clay

 

Kejtar

PostMaster General

NAXJA Member

Location

Westminster, SoCal

• Oct 19, 2004

• #2

clay said:

I am trying to put in a t-case lowering kit and am having problems removing the threaded studs that currently hold the crossmember up. I have tried vice-grips but they just trashed the threaded, turned it a little, and now I have a nice smooth round stud sticking down. Did most of you drill and tap these out? Any help would be great and yes, I searched, that is the way i found out they are threaded studs.

clay

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get a stud remover from sears

 

BrettM

NAXJA Forum User

Location

michifornia

• Oct 20, 2004

• #3

get a nut that will fit over the stud and weld it onto the stud.

if you don't have a welder, this would be a good excuse to get one

 

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redyouch

NAXJA Forum User

Location

New Milford, CT

• Oct 20, 2004

• #4

you could take two nuts and tighten them together, then loosen. also, if u had to, you could just hammer the stud and welded nut off inside the frame. then make a small hole in the side of the frame and put in a grade 8 nut. yes i know, probably not the most deserable choice...

 

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small pederson

NAXJA Forum User

Location

nunya

• Oct 20, 2004

• #5

PB blast it or whatever then try with the vice grips again on the one you thrashed, it'll come - mine did....you just got to get about five or six neighbors to squeez down the grips with you. if the other is still good double nut it

 

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JKennedy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

York, Pa

• Oct 20, 2004

• #6

I used a pipe wrench on mine, after I messed up the threads with visegrips.

 

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jjvande

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Albuquerque NM 505 burque

• Oct 20, 2004

• #7

bigger vise grips, or perhaps an entire table vise. cut it off and drill it out?

 

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ChicksDigWagons

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Upper Michigan

• Oct 20, 2004

• #8

Thats funny...

Usually my problem is I can't get the crossmember off WITHOUT pulling those studs out with the nut! :laugh: