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[LDB]

I'm planning on a FWD Toyota V6 passenger side axle
I'm told heat + impacting is my best chance at getting it out
I've got the little MAPP Pro torch, just needed an air hammer
HF had a coupon
It's not Big Nasty™, but it should do
If this doesn't take it out, it'll be a shops problem

Do I need any specific hammering bit, or will anyone do?
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And sales tax only took away 40% of your savings!

 

[Trav]

I'm planning on a FWD Toyota V6 passenger side axle
I'm told heat + impacting is my best chance at getting it out
I've got the little MAPP Pro torch, just needed an air hammer
HF had a coupon
It's not Big Nasty™, but it should do
If this doesn't take it out, it'll be a shops problem

Do I need any specific hammering bit, or will anyone do?
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What needs to be hammered? Does that one use a jack shaft?

 

[michaelluscher]

What needs to be hammered? Does that one use a jack shaft?

Kinda
Passenger side axle has a support/carrier bearing


I'm taking a belt and suspenders approach
Lots of heat and air hammering, because I don't know if I can just unbolt the bracket and deal with it externally

 

[michaelluscher]

$13 later, I should be covered for the summer

 

[midnightlaundry]

I've been wrenching for 38 years.. Can't believe I waited so long.. These are awesome..
The 1/2" is a chonker.. Pistol for scale..

 

[D60]

I've been wrenching for 38 years.. Can't believe I waited so long.. These are awesome..
The 1/2" is a chonker.. Pistol for scale..

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Is the left the mid-torque? The mid-torque does 90% of what I need day to day, and while larger than an air gun it's not unwieldy IMO

 

[midnightlaundry]

Is the left the mid-torque? The mid-torque does 90% of what I need day to day, and while larger than an air gun it's not unwieldy IMO

It is a mid torque.. Plus they both have 4 settings you can dial in making them more versatile.. I just did a Rear Knuckle assembly on my Explorer because of a bad Bearing.. That thing blew through 22 year old rusty nuts like nothing and the batteries are still fully charged. Game changer for me..

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/3010-22

 

[Trav]

Kinda
Passenger side axle has a support/carrier bearing


I'm taking a belt and suspenders approach
Lots of heat and air hammering, because I don't know if I can just unbolt the bracket and deal with it externally

Yes, the carrier is cast iron and sometimes it is best and easier to just replace it and the bearing. A few cars use this style and it can be removed without disassembly.

 

[SubLGT]

Do I need any specific hammering bit, or will anyone do?
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Mayhew offers many choices for made-in-USA pneumatic bits and bit sets. A "hammer" style should work well for you, I think.

https://mayhew.com/products/pneumatics/pneumatics_pneumatic_hammer

For only $8 more, the $119 Astro 401K Thor air hammer is arguably superior to the Harbor Freight Chief. At the very least, it has better trigger control.

https://www.amazon.com/Astro-Tools-401K-Barrel-Riveter/dp/B01JBNJCAA

 

[demarpaint]

I'd go with the Thor 401K.

 

[michaelluscher]

Mayhew offers many choices for made-in-USA pneumatic bits and bit sets. A "hammer" style should work well for you, I think.

For only $8 more, the $119 Astro 401K Thor air hammer is arguably superior to the Harbor Freight Chief. At the very least, it has better trigger control.

...least I kept the receipt
Back it'll go

Edit: the reviews have me concerned
I thought Astro made good tools?

 

[D60]

Sniffer and both versions of Pentastar pressure adapters

 

[cptbarkey]

12 point metric shallow sets. I only needed the 10mm, but the sets were cheap and rarely need 12 point.

Wife got me a master torx set for my birthday. Need the bigger ones for dodge interior stuff.

 

[Carmudgeon]

Saw this while at the store yesterday. Couldn't resist.

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Yes, it's not a "real" toolbox, too small for many purposes, and the action of the drawers and top aren't great. Nor necessarily a good value at normal price.

But it's so darned cute and will do fine holding the EDC tools for my 3D printer and general desktop needs, while still evoking a manly vibe.

Evidently, social media made them into a hot holiday item last year, and they were sold cheap during BF, but are more readily available now, though there is a max (5) order quantity to discourage flippers.

I can also try to mod it like I've done with IKEA Helmer drawers, to improve their action. They're in the same vein, though it's too bad they have doubled in price since I first bought them.

Finally got around to busting this out of the box to set it up and…it's going back.

Still cute, great in theory, and maybe even useful, but better in theory than in execution.

Anyone who has used a real tool box with actual drawer slides will probably hate fighting with these drawers, which slide in very simple channels, and far from smoothly. Even trying to simply pull one out, and have it come out straight and without cocking to one side or the other is a bit of a struggle.

They might get better once broken in, and some lubrication or other mods might also help, but I just don't have the desire to make the effort right now.

I might revisit them if they go on sale during BF again, but for a full Jackson, my heart isn't in it.

 

[Astro14]

Been a while since I’ve updated anything on this thread. Let’s start with this photo. I needed some SAE crowfoot wrenches (plain, I have crowfoot line wrenches in SAE), and Tekton was both made in the US, and a decent price. My go to: Williams, was crazy.

Above them are some Nepros 1/4” drive E-Torx. Beautiful tools. Well made. Precise fit. Well worth the $$.

There is a set of Ko-ken “Nut grip” Torx above that. Great concept. Don’t work at all. Didn’t hold on to a single fastener. A disappointment since the other “nut grip” sockets in my box work so well. I’ve got 1/4” metric, 1/4” swivel metric, 3/8” metric. All work great.

But not these.

Then there is the set of swivel e-torx. Gearwrench 3/8” on the right, and Vim 1/4” in center.

Those Vim saved my bacon on the last job - a hydraulic line on the V-12 that required removal of an oil line. So tight, that only the swivel would fit, not a regular with a swivel (too long).

So glad I got those!

 

[Astro14]

Next up - some sockets and drivers. The Snap-on 3/8” was bought from a fellow BITOGer, and I like the locking feature. Time will tell how much use it gets, as you can see, the Ko-Ken 3/8” flex head are much smaller. Nice feel to those.

Edit - just used the Snap-on. Really like the locking feature. It locks every 15 degrees or so, and the lock is secure. Nice.

Below them are a set of Ko-Ken shallow sockets. Used them on the V-12 last week, too.

Then, the 1/4” metric swivels. The Tekton on the left are quite well made. Good price, too. The Ko-Ken nut grip work well.

 

[Astro14]

Finally, some Nepros socket wrenches.

In the box are the new ones. 1/4” flex head. And a 3/8” that is a super-short ratchet with a 3/8” driver. I am certain that it will allow me to fit in places where a combination of regular ones won’t work. I thought the idea was clever. Time will tell.

The older ones are below. A 1/4” and a 3/8”.

These are wonderful tools. Fine tooth (90, I think) and very low backdrag. The are packaged like jewelry, and I think they might have crossed that line. If you want a really, and I mean really, nice wrench, these are the best I’ve used.

 

[Astro14]

Here are the fasteners that I needed to get to and for which only the 1/4” swivel worked. It is not accessible from below.

 

[D60]

Koken nut grips. They better be as good as the fan bois say!

 

[demarpaint]

Koken nut grips. They better be as good as the fan bois say!View attachment 221902

Those sockets are as good as the "fan bois" say.