- Location
- Nashville, TN
Just posted on Mod Tech, but wanted to repeat for local guys...
I have a frozen stub of a front leaf spring bolt. I have tried drilling it out to get an extractor in, heating it, cutting an access hole in the "pocket" to access the welds and try to break them...nothing seemed to work.
So, I wonder if my final straw is to weld the front leaf spring bolt from the other side (replaced it with new) to the stub and try to back it out with a wrench/socket/muscle?
If that is the case, this is where I could use some assistance. I don't own welding gear and have no idea how to do it. If and when (looking feasibly now at after Jan 1) it comes to this, is there anyone in Nashville that might be able to come to my place and help me with this welding project so I can get this f'ing bolt out.
I really am at my wits end with this thing. The damn Jeep has been on blocks since mid-November getting worked on an hour here and an hour there.
Thanks y'all.
I have a frozen stub of a front leaf spring bolt. I have tried drilling it out to get an extractor in, heating it, cutting an access hole in the "pocket" to access the welds and try to break them...nothing seemed to work.
So, I wonder if my final straw is to weld the front leaf spring bolt from the other side (replaced it with new) to the stub and try to back it out with a wrench/socket/muscle?
If that is the case, this is where I could use some assistance. I don't own welding gear and have no idea how to do it. If and when (looking feasibly now at after Jan 1) it comes to this, is there anyone in Nashville that might be able to come to my place and help me with this welding project so I can get this f'ing bolt out.
I really am at my wits end with this thing. The damn Jeep has been on blocks since mid-November getting worked on an hour here and an hour there.
Thanks y'all.