CreepinDeth
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I cant see how Id be able to weld the recessed bolt in the pic I posted without drilling it first, and getting a reverse thread extractor into it to grab
Im open to suggestions,
I have a Lincoln 180 MIG
Did I do something stupid?
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I cant see how Id be able to weld the recessed bolt in the pic I posted without drilling it first, and getting a reverse thread extractor into it to grab
Im open to suggestions,
I have a Lincoln 180 MIG
IDK how far it's in, but if you can get a nut up to it and weld the center to the stud, then you should be good. Obviously you'll need room to work, and that might be another issue.
Thanks. Since I have time I will order the Lubelockers.
Possible. You can see it better than me. If it's close to the surface then weld on a washer, then a nut...
But yeah if it's deep in there then it's drill baby drill.
-Mac
At this point I probably should do the same. Maybe one day I'll learn my lesson about impulse projects. But probably not.
C.J. Roberts
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If you get lucky, the rest of them might come out easily. If not, the ones that break will have enough shank to grab hold of with a vice grip to get them loose. If not, you get the right sized nut to fit on the shank. Then you feed your wire into the empty space to weld the shank to the nut. It you get it right, you then just unbolt it with a wrench.
I'm sure that Youtube U has plenty of videos demonstrating this.
@Bobohunter1776 Take the community college welding classes. I did and got to learn with good equipment. I also got to try/learn various types of welding i.e. gas, stick, MIG, TIG and even a little copper sweating. I figured out I prefer TIG, which of course is expensive to set up. 
But I wouldn't have had the opportunity to try all of that without the com college class.
But I wouldn't have had the opportunity to try all of that without the com college class.If it's sticking proud, you can also cut a straight slot across it and use a flat screwdriver.
@Bobohunter1776 Take the community college welding classes. I did and got to learn with good equipment. I also got to try/learn various types of welding i.e. gas, stick, MIG, TIG and even a little copper sweating. I figured out I prefer TIG, which of course is expensive to set up.
I looked into it more and its through a different program thats related to the college but still separate. And of course they just recently changed it so its only available to high school students. We have an old family friend who is the pretty high up in the ironworkers union here so I might have to see if he has any leads.
As far as a gasket goes, myself and others much more experienced than me prefer RTV. If you ever smack your pumpkin really hard on a rock then you will understand why. The RTV will hold a seal where as a lubelocker won't.
I've heard a lot from both sides of that argument. To me a lube locker sounded optimal. Both types have their pros and cons. I have no idea what it currently is but so far it's survived quite a few rocks.
It will eat many plastics. Use an old school metal oiler instead.
I changed out my diff fluid today with the hand pump. Easy enough, but didn’t solve the problem I was after. Next weekend, I’m diving into the differential to figure out what is clicking…
This is good to know - I put mine into a plastic oiler - I'll keep an eye on it...
CreepinDeth
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Key word “recessed”
Unfortunately meaning there is no exposed bolt to weld onto. Its a few mm into the hole
Only option I can see, is a left hand drill centered with a hinge drill, and then an extractor
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