What have you done to your square lately??

[Vbb199]

Pulled the drive train and front axle. Rear axle is disconnected and sitting on stands - just have to pull the drum to unhook the parking brake cable. Making it lighter to go faster.

Also got all the body mounts and bed bolts removed. Could not get that blasted pitman arm off with those stupid conical sleeves. Dumbest thing I ever saw.

Got LOTS of powder coating to get done.

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You gotta beat the living **** out if it with a BFH and a torch.

 

[Doppleganger]

You gotta beat the living **** out if it with a BFH and a torch.

Did that for about an hour. I have a stud remover....going to try that tomorrow and just buy new ones. I'm sure there was a better way to do this but the bean counters won out. I've heard of guys just using bolts with the cones and forgoing the studs altogether. ?!

On a side note....what do guys use to repair the square stamped hole in the bed when the carriage bolt spins? Be pretty slick if there was a sleeve or something that could be inserted.

 

[Vbb199]

Did that for about an hour. I have a stud remover....going to try that tomorrow and just buy new ones. I'm sure there was a better way to do this but the bean counters won out. I've heard of guys just using bolts with the cones and forgoing the studs altogether. ?!

On a side note....what do guys use to repair the square stamped hole in the bed when the carriage bolt spins? Be pretty slick if there was a sleeve or something that could be inserted.

You hammer wasn't big enough HAHA.

Get the ****** sledgehammer.
And i have no idea aboue the carriage bolt... I had that happen on my k5. V

 

[Grit dog]

Did that for about an hour. I have a stud remover....going to try that tomorrow and just buy new ones. I'm sure there was a better way to do this but the bean counters won out. I've heard of guys just using bolts with the cones and forgoing the studs altogether. ?!

On a side note....what do guys use to repair the square stamped hole in the bed when the carriage bolt spins? Be pretty slick if there was a sleeve or something that could be inserted.

Cut a slot in the head of the bolt for a big screwdriver to keep it from spinning.

 

[Doppleganger]

Cut a slot in the head of the bolt for a big screwdriver to keep it from spinning.

Tried that - didn't work. Finally cut 4 slots - like tic tac toe and the head came apart in pieces. But the square hole is still rounded out (2 of them). Got an idea on restoring the square hole...will post it if it works.

 

[Vbb199]

Tried that - didn't work. Finally cut 4 slots - like tic tac toe and the head came apart in pieces. But the square hole is still rounded out (2 of them). Got an idea on restoring the square hole...will post it if it works.

Was kinda poking fun about the sledge hammer by the way, kinda not.
Every 10 bolt steering arm I've dealt with I ended up with a massive hammer smacking the **** out of it until it worked the taper loose slightly....

You can take those tapered cones and drive them off like a nut, just get a chisel in the slot and try spinning them loose... Usually the arm won't just come straight off.

You have to "unscrew" the tapered cones beat on the arm, unscrew them some more. That design is STOUT, but a PIA to remove after 30+ years

 

[Doppleganger]

Thats alot of surface (cone washers) to rust together after 35 yrs. Fastest I ever saw them come out was a guy threaded the nut down and welded it to the washer. Going to try and remove the studs. New washers will get a smudge of something on them before going in.

Yeah - they might 'do what they're designed to do' and keep it tight - but so does weld.

 

[AuroraGirl]

Re-engineered a crucial flaw of squares on my own without any help.

Feeling pretty mighty on my high horse rn

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[legopnuematic]

Re-engineered a crucial flaw of squares on my own without any help.

Feeling pretty mighty on my high horse rn

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Trim them zipties before you look like mothers of invention's album cover

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[AuroraGirl]

I did trim them

 

[legopnuematic]

Zip tie gun or flush cutters is the only way to go

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[AuroraGirl]

while i dont deny it, the past is in the past, lego! you must let go. nothing can be done now. not a single thing.

 

[gotyourgoat]

Trim them zipties before you look like mothers of invention's album cover

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I did trim them

The problem was cutting them in the first place. If there's cutting, it should be cutting them off.

 

[AuroraGirl]

The problem was cutting them in the first place. If there's cutting, it should be cutting them off.

No silly, then there would be no point in putting a zip tie on and nothing keeping the cable routed!

Im playing dumb, by the way

 

[AuroraGirl]

The positive cable and negative cables are a little... custom.. made do with what i had. My positive cable is 2 cables lugged together.

Not ideal

also missing my marine terminals with wing nuts and huge ass battery sideways in the tray with bungie cords holding it in