I think the bushing housing was stripped from the factory. I’m going to try tapping them first. If that works great, if not, I’ll drill out the threads and use the bolt through method. This gear swap struggle is real.
Thank you for the tips. Any cutting oil you recommend?
Hello; Yes to this. most anytime there are several bolts to attach to an assembly I try to get all started just a little before I begin to tighten them down to the final torque spec. If you tighten down one or two the rest may not line up and even if you can get the rest forced in there can be odd stress in the assembly.
If I go this route, will I drop the subframe and drill from the front toward the rear of the car?
The only problem is I need m14x2.0 that’s an odd size and I had a hard enough time finding it in a tap. Still though, I’ll look for this.Tap magic the best .....
There is a tool called a thread chaser, does not cut like a tap.
It repairs the thread, pictured is a set, the bottom, shows you can also buy single sizes.
I’ll check it out. In the meantime I ordered this one.
I have the driveshaft to diff bolts already torqued and the rear diff bolts right. I’ll loosen the rear diff bolts after I tap the fronts. I’m really not wanting to have to take the entire pumpkin out as I struggled with it for over an hour just to get it lined up and the rears hooked in. Doing this on jack stands. But if the tapping doesn’t work I may just have to lower the entire pumpkin. Hopefully this nightmare will end soon lol!
Hello; I know your pain. I have struggled for much more than an hour to get a few bolts in on some jobs. Even have had to make or modify tools in a few cases.
