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Old 09-03-2011, 04:03 PM
Fordzilla80 Fordzilla80 is offline
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Default Re: FRF Afterhours / BS Thread II

So whoever owned the F100 before me managed to strip the head on the power steering bracket pivot bolt. So today I decided to remove that bolt. I pulled the bracket off the motor, and then got out my grinder and took the head off the bolt shaft. Then I went back and started taking the 3 piece bracket apart. I get the first piece off, and then I realize that the threaded piece on the other side is removable, and so I un-thread it and removed it. The bolt shaft was still stuck in the main bracket, until I realized that the threads were smaller than the bracket holes and that the bolt only "floated" inside that bracket. So I put the bracket on the edge of the concrete and hammered on the bolt shaft. Loosened it up a bit. Then flipped the bracket and did it again. Then I sprayed some PB Blaster in both holes, and hit it one last time which completely loosened it and allowed me to pull the shaft out. Went way easier than I thought it would.