14 bolt woes

[DieselStax]

2 of the 8 bolts that hold the end of my axle shaft to my hub are striped, my question is can I drive it to my friend who's a mechanist so he can tap the threads? I have 6 of the 8 bolts in, and will gear oil leak out of my rear or not? Thank you

 

[Moto4Life]

6 bolts should last you for a short drive without any problems as long as you take it easy. If you're worried about oil leaking out you could always remove the rest of the bolts, slide the axle out a little and put some RTV on the mating surface for peace of mind.

 

[Cucvnut]

You could also go to the junk yard find a 14ff and steal(buy) parts off of it.

 

[Skinny]

I think any high grade fastener should work, I don't think you would need OEM bolts.

Like CUCVNUT suggested, a junkyard hub would be a quick repair.

 

[doghead]

From his description, I can't tell if his bolts are stripped or the threads in the holes are.

Either way, I doubt the hub needs to be removed to fix it.

 

[DieselStax]

Thanks guys I fixed it today, the threads in two of the holes just were chewed up and I really didn't want to pull the hub off because I just put new bearings and races and a oil seal in it and didn't feel like tearing her apart again. But I just ran a tap through them a couple of times and she's as good as new.