Need help with distributor yoke
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Need help with distributor yoke
Hey I would like to know if I could take the passenger side yoke out of the distributor without dropping it. I would like to finish the job as quickly as possible. I have a 1980. Thanks
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Yeah it was 2.30 am when I wrote that, I meant differential. I don’t want to take it out of the car. I need to remove it because one of the u joint fastener screws broke inside of the yoke and I can drill it out for the life of me, I’ve tried everything. So the next step is getting it machined out or replacing it. Any advice? Thanks.
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Yeah it was 2.30 am when I wrote that, I meant differential. I don’t want to take it out of the car. I need to remove it because one of the u joint fastener screws broke inside of the yoke and I can drill it out for the life of me, I’ve tried everything. So the next step is getting it machined out or replacing it. Any advice? Thanks.
Is there enough of the bolt left in there to weld a nut on it?
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There’s not enough of the bolt left to weld anything on it, it broke ¼ of the way in. I was hoping I could take the snap ring off while the diff was in the car but I guess not. Thanks for all your responses I really appreciate it.
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Explain what you have tried as far as drilling it out goes and why that has failed? You should be able to drill it provided you are using the proper drill bit and oil.
