03-12-2009, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Originally Posted by vettestr
...eld a nut to the pin with an arc welder. Get big enough nut so it allows a good spot weld between inside of nut and the pin. The localized heat from the weld shocks pin and block to loosen it up many times. I use an air impact to rattle the nut while a screwdriver prys out from the block. You got her handled but thought a mention of the welded nut may help someone in the future. Enjoy your Toy!!! Jeff C
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Your advice above helped me about two hours ago. I wound up MIG welding two 5/8" nuts onto the dowels and cranking on them just as you described. The dowels are super hard steel so you gotta really put the arc heat on them to get a bond with the nut. I twisted 4 nuts off on one dowel before I finally got the weld to stick. There is no way vice grips or any type of pulling with a slide hammer could have broken mine loose. This was by far the biggest pain in the a$$ I have had on the build project. |
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