A journey with my boys- The Elf Barn as I call it. (3 Viewers)

[ceylonfj40nut]

@SipLife visited home for the long weekend and tore into the 79 dana 60 disc brake front axle. Got a lot done but got hung up on some stubborn kingpin studs. Have to pause and regroup. Did the whole kit and kabootle of heat, tighten/loosen, heat/ penetrant, weld nut and turn with wrench and impact. No luck.

 

[LDowney]

@SipLife visited home for the long weekend and tore into the 79 dana 60 disc brake front axle. Got a lot done but got hung up on some stubborn kingpin studs. Have to pause and regroup. Did the whole kit and kabootle of heat, tighten/loosen, heat/ penetrant, weld nut and turn with wrench and impact. No luck.

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Possibly stating the obvious. If so, please let me apologize in advance.

Regarding impact ... it is obvious from the picture that the impact driver was used. Was axial impact in the mix too? What I am referring to is striking the bolt/king pin and surround to impart a shock impulses to aid the cycle of penetrating oil/heat to be more effective. Most impacts would probably be axial, so my wording followed. Obviously a brass drift (or hammer) would be needed to avoid damaging the parts.

On such large parts, I have found this to be of aid to the cycles of penetrating oil and heat.
Good luck

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Possibly stating the obvious. If so, please let me apologize in advance.

Regarding impact ... it is obvious from the picture that the impact driver was used. Was axial impact in the mix too? What I am referring to is striking the bolt/king pin and surround to impart a shock impulses to aid the cycle of penetrating oil/heat to be more effective. Most impacts would probably be axial, so my wording followed. Obviously a brass drift (or hammer) would be needed to avoid damaging the parts.

On such large parts, I have found this to be of aid to the cycles of penetrating oil and heat.
Good luck

No apologies needed. Not sure the Milwaukee is axial. After heat cycles an brass hammer got some axial hits with penetrant in the mix. We also tapped it with an air hammer with flat tip. PO had rounded two bolts and tried to air chisel it out and left nut remnants. I was planning to use an oxy-acetylene rosebud but found out my hoses were cracked and brittle. New ones incoming

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Ten zen minutes if you slow down to catch it.

You will need those zen minutes once you start using that blade grader behind your new 3000.