Rounded bolt

[jgleasonraptor350]

Long story short, broke an axle shaft on my m1009, bought a new shaft, went too put it in and rounded the bolt that holds the gear pin in.

I have no idea how to get it out and need my 1009 running before tomorrow as its my DD.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Weld a nut to it. The heat helps loosen the fastener and you can get a good 6point socket on the nut.

 

[doghead]

Use a 6 point socket.

Use a stripped bolt head socket tool(like sold at sears). http://www.sears.com/craftsman-10-pc-damaged-bolt-nut-remover-set-low/p-00952166000P

Drill the head off. drill a pilot hole and use an easy out.

Drill the whole thing out and retap the hole.

 

[Triple C]

Yeah, what doghead said - in that order.

 

[Skinny]

I believe the majority of those call for a threadlocker as a small fastener with such a big job cannot be tightened very much. Heat is your friend to break the threadlocker.

Some yoyo probably over tightened it at one point or didn't check first in the manual to see if it was reverse thread like some diffs have.

 

[jgleasonraptor350]

Thanks for the link.

New problem, the shaft I pulled does not fit. Lugs are bigger in diameter and the shaft I pulled is longer. I thought it was out of a 10 bolt but I guess not, maybe they changed the design over the years?