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Originally Posted by Funracer View Post
Whose idea was it to use Allen bolts on a CV joint? Jeez what a pain. Cleaned them, hammered the allen socket in, no luck. Now using vice grips. Thought I might get the engine on the stand today but now I will be happy to just get the CV joints out. Dremel is next if vice grips don’t work.
Back in the 70's at a dealership I'd use an air chisel or or a chisel and hammer to loosen the bolt by setting the chisel on the face and digging it in, always broke them loose. Lot's of times the allen head was stripped out.
Old 01-18-2021, 11:58 AM
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