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CKMustangCobra
04-08-2009, 08:25 AM
Got it all apart... tapped them on the sides and they rotated a little and got pushed down further.

**** me.

Any advice on how to get them out? I don't have any course lag bolts here at the house and a jog to home depot might take about 4 hours.
BAD MERC
04-08-2009, 08:35 AM
Drill multiple holes in them until they weak enough to bend and remove.
Blackmobile
04-08-2009, 08:52 AM
needle nose vice grips, could help.

Ed
Blk Mamba
04-08-2009, 08:53 AM
I always use a cold chisel, and hammer, break through, and then pry out.
babbage
04-08-2009, 08:55 AM
Drill multiple holes in them until they weak enough to bend and remove.


Umm, no - metal shavings in the block is a bad idea.

I used the needle nose vice grips.

Grab on and pull it out. Try twisting and pulling at the same time.
CKMustangCobra
04-08-2009, 09:07 AM
I drilled a hole and put a really large screwdriver in there and went crazy on it.

They came out. Thanks... now onto the install!
Dragcity
04-08-2009, 09:19 AM
Be sure to vacume up the metal shavings really well. The water pump likes fluids, not solids......
Blackened300a
04-08-2009, 09:20 AM
I drilled a hole and put a really large screwdriver in there and went crazy on it.

They came out. Thanks... now onto the install!

Ill fight to remove 25 freeze plugs instead of one broken crank bolt. :mad2:
ImpalaSlayer
04-08-2009, 09:32 AM
Ill fight to remove 25 freeze plugs instead of one broken crank bolt. :mad2:


i have a problem about as bad as that to attend to very soon. or more like b4 i get a flat
Blackened300a
04-08-2009, 09:44 AM
i have a problem about as bad as that to attend to very soon. or more like b4 i get a flat

Would that be wheel stud issues?
CKMustangCobra
04-08-2009, 10:39 AM
Be sure to vacume up the metal shavings really well. The water pump likes fluids, not solids......

I wiped it out as good as I can. A few little micro shavings aren't going to hurt anything.

I'm changing the fluid and thermostat anyways while I am at it.
Dragcity
04-08-2009, 11:53 AM
Run lots of fesh water through her then. Mine flipped when I went to remove them also. Grabbed with needle nose pliers and pulled straight up to minimize scratching the housing.
ImpalaSlayer
04-08-2009, 02:09 PM
Would that be wheel stud issues?


yes sir put it this way. the axle rotor caliber and wheel are all coming out as a unit :(
Blackened300a
04-08-2009, 02:12 PM
yes sir put it this way. the axle rotor caliber and wheel are all coming out as a unit :(

:eek::eek::eek:

That sounds like a long day.