Someone with a hot wrench needed in Raleigh

6BangBronk

6BangBronk

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The 14 bolt I got from a yard has a pinion nut ate up with cancer. My tools won't budge it. Looks like I need a hot wrench. Anyone in Raleigh area to help me out? If I felt like I could get some use out of it, I'd just buy one. I'd rather give a few greenbacks to just borrow one or let someone else. Any takers?

Thanks!
:beer:
 
What about a 4" grinder and a cutoff wheel? A "worn down" cutoff should get a few slices into the nut without damaging the yoke *and* get the nut off... :confused:
 
I've done got a new yoke from High Angle. The nut is down in the yoke so I consider the yoke a gon'er. My grinder would have to grind the yoke and pinion in two. Don't think it will touch hardened steel. But I will giver it my best shot tonight just to say I tried. I got a big Milwaukee 7" grinder being my big gun! If that don'r work, I got a phone number PM'd to me of one of my neighbors that might have a torch.

Thanks again!
 
if you know how to use a torch and are good at it, I mean good, you can cut the nut off without any damage to the pinion or the threads.

But, ya gotta be good

Rob
 
Did anyone ask... how big of tools have you put on it so far?
 
I've grinded on it 2 sessions for about 45 min. each. I'm little more than 1/2 there. Might grind some more if it don't rain this evening. Using a 7" grinder. The nut is down inside the yoke, don't think a nut splitter would work. Started with a drill and cold chissel. That was a waste of time. Didn't really want to buy a 2" socket for this one time event.
Slowly but surely! I'll get it....
 
Sorry - I was more referring to what size impact you tried to get the nut off the normal way....

How do you suppose you'll attach the new nut if you don't have a socket? :lol:
 
If you are going to replace the ring an pinion just cut it off with a
portaband, all that beaten an bangin the crush sleeve is probally
shit.
 
Crush sleeve hell... pinion bearings are probably brinnelled, too.

FWIW, it took a 6' pipe and 3/4" breaker bar to get my 14b pinion nut off. It banana'd the breaker bar and tweaked the pipe in the process. That's on threads that were in good shape to start with.
 
Port-a-band was a slow process as well. I'm doing better with the grinder. It's a mohemith grinder. If my port-a-band blade was new, it might have been the way to go. 7" grinder disks are $7. Don't know price of blades. Probably even wash. The grinder is more fun!!!
I will need to find a new pinion nut. Got a rebuild kit and new gears to take care of the rest. No worries of messing anything up. The original 2.89 (something low?) gears are worthless as well. Having someone else set the gears up. His impact wrench wouldn't budge it creating the problem to begin with. Probably a good excuse to just go by a torch outfit, but I doubt I would ever need it again? Could use that money elsewhere right now.
Actually no hammer is being used so most bearings should still be good Shawn. Got new ones anyways. Always use a new crush sleeve when rebuilding anyways.
 
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