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Re: Rear diff mount

To: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rear diff mount
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 16:16:53 -0400
I wish I had thought of that!

And of course smear anti-seize lube all over the new bolt.
After 10 years, my replacement bolt is still greasy and shiny.

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 03:29 PM 5/3/02 , you wrote:
>I've had that happen, but used this system:
>
>The threaded end of the long bolt has a blunt tapered
>point machined onto the end.
>I used a long (36") steel pipe, and BFH (Big Ferrous
>Hammer) to drive the bolt out.
>The tapered end of the bolt keeps the end of the pipe
>centered.
>
>Carter Shore

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